Prasasti Saruaso

Bersambung daripada Masjid raya (Main mosque of) Saruaso.

Continuing from Masjid raya (Main mosque of) Saruaso.

Selesai solat kami berjalan kaki ke tempat ini.

After finishing prayers we walked to this place.

Di sini terdapat Prasasti iaitu batu bersurat Saruaso.

Here lies the Prasasti  which is the inscribed stone of Saruaso.

Ia adalah satu daripada beberapa batu bersurat yang ditinggalkan oleh Adiyatwarman, raja besar yang memerintah alam Minangkabau dan sekitar abad ke-14 Masihi.

It is one among a number of inscribed stones left by Adiyatwarman, the major king who ruled the Minangkabau world and its surroundings in the 14th century AD.

Katanya tulisan pada batu ini menceritakan jasa Adiyatwarman menyiapkan sistem saliran sawah padi di sekitar ini.

It is said the writings on this stone tell about the deeds of Adiyatwarman in completing the irigation system for the paddy fields around here.

Batu-batu lain yang kelihatan pula dipercayai digunakan untuk satu macam ritual...

The other stones seen are in turn believed to have been used for some sort of ritual...