Ancient Cambodia’s Indian cultural heritage does not only comprise religious art; but also includes the art of writing. The writings found on stones, which the Khmers call inscriptions or ‘stone writing’, were written in Sanskrit or ancient Khmer and are an undisputed source and undeniable source of information when studying Cambodian religion and history. Generally, Sanskrit inscriptions are verses introduced by invocations to the gods and praises to the kings; the inscriptions in ancient Khmer are written in prose and refer to social and religious events. Among these inscriptions, the one found at Phimean Akas temple (K. 485) is of particular significance in the study of the Preah Neang Deví. The inscription is written in Sanskrit on a four-sided boundary stone; fifty-two lines are written on three sides and forty-four lines on the fourth side. It was broken into 70 pieces that Henri Marchal, the then curator of Angkor Conservation, pieced back together to re-asse...