Batu Batikam ( The Stabbing Stone ) and Batu Basurek ( The Written Stone)

A stone has become is located in Dusun tuo, Nagari Limo Kaum, Tanah Datar Residence in West Sumatra. It has size 55 x 20 x 45 centimeters where its shape is like a triangle. It has distance 15 minutes from Batusangkar town at least. According to legend, this stone was a peace symbol between the leaders who where in charge at that time. There are Datuk Perpatih Nan Sabatang and Datuk Ketemanggungan.

Not far for Batu Batikam(The Stabbing Stone), there are numbers of stone which set up surrounding with a back lean each of stone where it called "Medan Nan Bapaneh". It had function as place for discussing between the Chief of tribe. A long time ago,this place used to discuss any kinds of problem in society where they sit like a half circle in this outdoor. The villagers was attention their discussion. It has been surroundings leafy trees which hundred years old.

Batu Basurek ( The Written Stone) is place in Kubu Rajo Limo Kaum where it distance 4 km from Batusangkar city. It is located above the King of Adityawarman's resting place. The Written Stone epigraphy wrote on ancient Java written with Sanskrit language. It has width 25cm's, height 80cm's,thickness 10cm's, and weight around 50kg's. According to history, it was founded by P.H. Van Hengst ( an residence assistance of Tanah Datar )in December 16th, 1880. the scientist who studied this ancient inscription was Prof. H. Kern ( Dutch Historian) in 1917. He tried to translated that written: "Adityawarman move to forward courageously. he is a Kanakamedinindra or Swarna Dwipa ( Sumatra or The Golden Sand )King. His father, Adwayawarman,was from Indra's family. Adityawarman himself was a Dara Jingga descent, a Princess of Dharmasraya in Batang Hari Bank's river, Jambi. In addition, his father, Adwayawarman, was a from Singosari palace family.

Because of his serve to Majapahit, Adityawarman became a King in Dharmasraya and moved his kingdom from Siguntur Sawahlunto to Pagaruyung at last. There are different opinions that was he a King Pagaruyung or Minangkabau until now.

Make a tour to Batu Batikam and Batu Basurek will add your knowledge to uniqueness Minangkabau history. It is different on this day where people are able to make site in cyber world. The King of Pagaruyung loved to make his own site and wrote about himself in a stone where it can see and visit by tourists around the world.

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Menhir , Payakumbuh

What is Menhir ? Menhir is building a stone monument in the form of ceremony was established to honor the spirit of the anchentors, so that the form of standing Menhir have a single, and have a group, and some are made with other buildings such as the "punden berundak-undak" like Borobudur temple. There is also a mention the name of the stone die. "Punden berundak-undak" building is a stone -terraced levels and functions as a place of worship for the spirit of the anchentors who have died.

Borobudur is continuation or imitation of the "punden berundak-undak". Menhir (standing stone) was built in various forms in accordance with the purpose of worship as people in those times believed that the spirit of anchentors have a strong influence on life public. As ancient monuments, Menhir is the evidence of history about the values of life that has developed during the first.


This time,we are told about the Menhir in Mahat,Payakumbuh,West Sumatra.,Nagari Mahat is located on the border between the districts and subdistricts Suliki Kapur IX Districts 50 Kota of the Province of West Sumatra, Indonesia,approximately 21 km from the city Payakumbuh. To find a guide to Menhir,please find it in a small stall in the village of Jorong Koto Gadang which is the base camp for the tourists who go Menhir.



From village to Koto Gadang location Menhir distance of 5 km, can be reach by car. Cool and serene atmosphere as we bring the past, be fleeting as Obelix cartoons,only the sound of the wind is blowing , aura past with ancient people of the age seems to bring us to another world full of mystical.The first Menhir in Koto Tinggi, we will be up in the hills or farm-field wide, with a fake rock planted in various sizes, in this place there are about 300 more Menhir from large to small size, and all the way from the Menhir is one way to go the directions of the Posuak Hill so often called, as if the direction was.



In the village Koto Gadang, many found Menhir or sword-shaped horns and Menhir is carved with patterns interest that exist styled so that the human form of the statue without a body, menhirs found in hilly regions Mahat generally done well, shaped the animals and sword.



In the night we can have dinner in the tavern Datuk Siri, together with the local people while chatting, this beautiful atmosphere you will not get in the big cities. the atmosphere is similiar to the morning Bromo in East Java, in the haze layer between the layer-hills. To stay in the house of Datuk Siri, large series only US$ 2 or 20.000,- rupiahs to one person, US$1 or 7.000 once for a meal. While the tourist guide service only US$ 3 or 30.000,- rupiahs for one day.

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