Laguna Copperplate: Earliest Writing from the Philippines
The Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the oldest known written document found in the Philippines, recorded the pardon of debts for the Honourable Namwaran and his family by the Commander of Tundun. Written in Old Malay with Sanskrit loanwords, the inscription revealed a sophisticated pre-colonial legal and trade network linking the Philippines to the broader Southeast Asian world.
April 21, 900
1126 years ago
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