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| Tugu inscription | |
|---|---|
 Tugu inscription in National Museum of Indonesia | |
| Material | Stone |
| Size | 1 metre |
| Writing | Pallava script in Sanskrit |
| Created | early 5th century |
| Discovered | Batutumbuh hamlet, Tugu village, Koja, North Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Present location | National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta |
| Registration | D.124 |
The Tugu inscription is one of the mid 5th century Tarumanagara inscriptions discovered in Batutumbuh hamlet, Tugu village, Koja, North Jakarta, in Indonesia. The sanskrit stone inscription of King Purnavarman is of special interest because it preserves the record of river-works executed in the middle of the fifth century.[1] The inscription contains information about hydraulic projects; the irrigation and water drainage project of the Chandrabhaga river by the order of Rajadirajaguru, and also the water project of the Gomati river by the order of King Purnawarman in the 22nd year of his reign. The digging project to straighten and widen the river was conducted in order to avoid flooding in the wet season, and as an irrigation project during the dry season.
In 1911 by the initiative of P. de Roo de la Faille, the Tugu inscription was moved to Museum Bataviaasch genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen (now National Museum of Indonesia) with inventory number D.124. The inscription was carved on a round egg-like stone measuring about 1 metre.
- ^ Noorduyn, J.; Verstappen, H. Th. (1972). "Pūrnavarman's River-Works Near Tugu". Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 128 (2/3): 298–307. ISSN 0006-2294.