Indian Epigraphy c14.s5.9

c14.s5.9

The epigraphs are usually *praśastis* extolling the king and recording details of endowments created in favour of religious institutions. Unlike Indian inscriptions of the *praśasti* type, the Cambodian eulogies of the kings often give, besides other details of historical importance, the date of accession of the reigning monarch as well as his ancestors. But, as in the case of Indian epigraphs, the eulogies usually contain a great deal of what is conventional.