Ciaruteun inscription

Ciaruteun inscription
Ciaruteun inscription on its original location, circa 1900
MaterialStone
Size2 by 1.5 meters
WritingPallava script in Sanskrit
Createdearly 5th century
DiscoveredCiaruteun river, Ciaruteun Ilir village, Cibungbulang district, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia
Present locationin situ; 6°31′39.84″S 106°41′28.32″E / 6.5277333°S 106.6912000°E / -6.5277333; 106.6912000

Ciaruteun inscription (Indonesian: Prasasti Ciaruteun) also written Ciarutön or also known as Ciampea inscription is a 5th-century stone inscription discovered on the riverbed of Ciaruteun River, a tributary of Cisadane River, not far from Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. The inscription is dated from the Tarumanagara kingdom period, one of the earliest Hindu kingdoms in Indonesian history. The inscription states King Purnawarman is the ruler of Tarumanagara.

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