This is an inscribed stela make of sandstone. The inscription discusses offerings. Its origin of this object is Tuol Prasat, in Melok village,Pea Reang district, in Prey Veng province. It was first sighted in 1998, and later local authorities decided to presented to the National Museum of Cambodia.
Inscription experts have determined that this stela was inscribed in the 7th century Chenla period prior to the Ankorian era. The inscription is in two languages: ancient Khmer 45 rows and Sanskrit 11 rows. Letters in about three rows however have disappeared, apparently as a result of chiseling during an artefact.
The top edge is adorned with floral decoration thought the text we understand that a troop commander named Preah Bat Payaraman II ordered the inscription of this stela. It should be noted that Preah Bat Pajaraman II was a king who ruled during the Chenla period in the 7th century.
He was a son of King Isang Warman I, who was the founder of the Chenla Kingdom with the ancient capital at Isamborak. Which is the present-day Prasat Sambor Preikuk, in Kompongthom Province. Besides King Payaraman II, the inscription also make reference to his commanders along with the names of those who received the offerings from the locals, who have given the title Kamrotang. Usually, this title was reserved and bestow upon high-ranking officials. The offerings recipients were either Buddhist followers or monasteries. It goes on to list the content of the offerings, which included 137 Khmer servants of Khmer origin male, female, and children, 77 servants from the Moland ethnic group, buffalos, oxen, coconut and areca palm trees and rice fields. The fact that it mentions the name of another ethnic group besides Khmer makes this inscription greatly significant./.