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Myazedi inscription (also known as "Rajakuma
inscription" or the "Gubyaukgyi stone inscription"), inscribed in
1113, is the oldest surviving stone inscription in Burma. "Myazedi"
means "jade stupa" ("zedi" being akin to the Pali "cetiya" and Thai "chedi")
, and the name of the inscription comes from a pagoda located
nearby.The inscriptions were made in four languages, namely Pyu, Burmese, Mon, and Pali,
which all tell the story of Prince Rajakuma and King Kyanzittha.
The primary importance of the Myazedi inscription is that the
inscriptions allowed for the deciphering of the written Pyu
language.
There are two main inscriptions in Burma today. One
exists on the platform of the Myazedi Pagoda, in the village of
Myinkaba (south of Bagan), in Mandalay Division. The other was
discovered by German Pali scholar Dr. Emil Forchammar
in 1886-1887, and is currently in display at the Bagan
Archaeological Museum.
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