Unit 2.1. The Laguna Copperplate Inscription PDF

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The lecture is for your as a student enrolled in PI 01: Life and Works of Rizal under my tutelage. I reserve the to the contents of this material; hence, sharing a copy of it with anybody digitally or any form is permitted. This material is the detailed discussion of the topics reflected in the course syllabus but you are still encouraged to read other materials for your own advantage. COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES Department of Social Sciences At the end of the unit, the students must have: 1. identified the key features and content of the LCI, including its historical significance in relation to pre-colonial Philippine society; 2. analyzed the LCI's content to understand social structures, economic practices, and political systems in pre-colonial Philippines; and 3. identified the impact of LCI on our understanding of pre-colonial Philippine history. Ancient text that changed the perception of History of the Philippines (10th Century) Mainland: Khmer Empire Hindu-Buddhist empire Hydraulic cities Known for its building skills (dedicated to Vishnu) until it became a Buddhist Temples Insular: Srivijaya Empire Buddhist thalassocratic empire (Sumatra) Central Trading Power that connected Africa, India and the rest of Asia by sea  Little information on the PH during the 10th Century Isolation from the rest of the region LCI: re-evaluation on the situation of PH during the 10th Century  The use of copper as the medium for the inscription Thin piece of copper indicates the significance 20x20 (7.9” x 7.9”) and value attributed to the content it carries  The accidental discovery of the LCI during dredging 1989 (Ernesto Legisma) activities highlights the Resident of Lumban, unpredictability of historical Laguna, while dredging findings and the importance sand in the Lumbang of preserving and River. interpreting artifacts found in unexpected circumstances.  (Antique Dealer) (Head, Anthropologist (Sand Laborer) Division)  Antoon Postma (Dutch Anthropologist): LCI is incomplete There is another similar piece of copperplate with inscription has been lost  The fact that it was initially He found a blackened roll sold to an antique dealer of metal and sold it to an underscores the antique dealer, who later sold it to the Philippine National Museum for 2,000 pesos in 1990.  The use of the Kawi script suggests It was inscribed in an , early form of the Kawi shedding light on the script, originating in Java, Indonesia. and across maritime networks.  Derived from the Pallava script: originated in India (Pallava Dynasty: 4th Century AD) Pallava: linguistically influenced by Sanskrit, Old Malay, and Old Javanese  This detail indicates the The LCI records the acquittal of a debt owed by an individual named , offering Namwaran. insights into economic practices and social structures related to debt and governance.  If debt could not be paid, either by money or by temporary servitude, the debtor could be , often  The precise dating of the inscription establishes a The LCI is dated to the chronological anchor, , corresponding to 900 AD in the Gregorian and compare it to calendar. other events and developments in the region. (Dutch Anthropologist) (Dutch Expert on (Filipino Ancient writing scripts Indonesian writing) anthropological in SEA region enthusiast) Old Hindu Ancient Calendar (900 Monday, April Indonesian CE) 21, 900 CE Writing (Kawi) Saka Year 822 LCI begins by providing a date: “Hail! In the Saka-year 822; the month of March-April; according to the astronomer: the fourth day of the dark half of the moon; on Monday.”  A pardon from the Chief of Tondo that erased the debt of a man named Namwaran. His debt was and , or about. Php. 1,112,511.7291 1. LCI did not mention the , King Balitung. 2. The language used in the document was. It was a mixture of Sanskrit, Old Javanese, Old Malay and Old Tagalog. 3. The method of writing was different. At that time in Java the characters were impressed into , but the characters on the Laguna plate seemed to have been hammered into. Inscribed in Old Malay, potentially indicating The use of Old Malay suggests communication with foreign entities , providing clues to Old Malay because it the linguistic and cultural exchanges was issued by Srivijayan that occurred in the pre-colonial authorities in Sumatra Philippine context. where Old Malay was the vernacular 1. For centuries, the dominant narrative about pre-colonial Philippines has been , which often depicted our ancestors as. headhunting and dog-eating, painting a picture of a primitive society lacking in sophistication. 1. It reveals a pre-colonial Philippines that was , connected to Southeast Asia. 2. It shows a society with. The LCI can be considered the , predating the Pigafetta account by some 620 years. The Philippines can now take its , in the presence of the Kingdoms of Sriwijaya (Sumatera), Mataram (Java), Angkor (Kampuchea) and the Cham Dynasty (Vietnam). The Philippines has now been , a well-organized form of government based on customary law has been shown to exist for more than a thousand years Get in Touch With Us Send us a message or visit us City of Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines (63) 77-600-0459 [email protected] Follow us for updates facebook.com/MMSUofficial www.mmsu.edu.ph