- Area: Siem Reap Province > Puok District > Trei Nhoar Commune > Thipadei Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Also recorded as Wat Atheb Dai. A beautiful village monastery and pagoda that rests upon what was once an ancient temple site. The pagoda itself is surrounded by the sites original moat and atop the platform of the pagoda, a large collection of sandstone remains from the ancient 10th-century temple can be seen.
In the last image, we see a replica of “the wrestlers”, found at Prasat Thom, Koh Ker with the original now located in the Phnom Penh National Museum.
Inscription
An inscription on the ancient remains was recorded under K. 253 located on a doorjamb featuring Khmer + Sanskrit text. George Coedes notes one giving a date of 910 AD (the era of Icanavarman II) and another dating to 1005 AD (the era of Suryavarman)- IC III, p. 103
Map
*Important: mapped location may only be approximated to the district level/village only. To visit sites outside the tourist zones you should seek a local guide from the area read more.
Site Info
- Reference ID: HA11802 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
- Site Name: Thipadei (V.) | Khmer: វត្តធិបតី
- Other Names: Thipdei (V.), V. Thipdei., Vat Thipdei, Vat Thoeupedéi
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Puok District > Trei Nhoar Commune > Thipadei Village
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 636
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 519
- Monuments Historiques - MH: 514
- Inscription Number/s: K. 253
- Tags/Group: 1926MH, Aymonier, Inscription, Lajonquiere, MH, pa, sema, Temples, Wat
Historical Inventories of Thipadei (V.)
- 1901, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome II, pg. 378 (Site Name: Les inscriptions de Vat Thoeupedéi Region: l,Ouest Siem Reap)
- 1911, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome III, pg. 307 (IK #: 636 Site Name: Vat Thipdei Region: Srok Puok, Khet Siemreap)
- 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 514 Site: V. Thipdei. - Carved lintel and inscription. Region: Siemréap
Thipadei (V.) Inscription References
- K. 253 - Section: S1 Lines: 38 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): 832 Ref: 1911, Coedes, Etudes cambodgiennes. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 11[d] ; 1951, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 3,p. 103
- K. 253 - Section: S2 Lines: 1 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): 834 Ref: 1911, Coedes, Etudes cambodgiennes. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 11[d] ; 1951, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 3,p. 103
- K. 253 - Section: N Lines: 46 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): 927 Ref: 1911, Coedes, Etudes cambodgiennes. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 11[d] ; 1951, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 3,p. 103
