The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (Filipino: Sulat na inukit sa binatbat na tanso sa Laguna) is an official acquittance (debt relief) certificate inscribed onto a copper plate in the Shaka year 822 (Gregorian A.D. 900).

The Laguna Copperplate is a thin piece of blackened metal that was purchased by the National Museum of the Philippines in 1990 after the former owner failed to find a private buyer. Following a careful examination of the plate, it was found to be a 20 cm square copperplate covered on one side by a ten-line inscription of finely written characters.

2015年11月20日 · The Laguna Copperplate Inscription is the name of an inscription written on an artifact that has great significance for the understanding of the history of the Philippines during the 10th century AD – a time when many scholars believed that the …

The Laguna Copperplate inscription (LCI) is the earliest known written document found in the Philippines. The plate was found in 1989 by Alfredo Evangelista in Lumban river near Laguna de Bay. Evangelista was dredging sand in the mouth of the river when he uncovered this sheet of copper with strange writing on it.

2020年5月18日 · The saga of La Laguna, my family’s adoptive province, begins not with the coming of the Spaniards. History was already thriving there as far back as 900 A.D. And this is recorded in a small copperplate that was discovered in the rustic town of Lumbán.

2023年9月24日 · The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (LCI) stands as a pivotal artifact in Philippine history, shedding light on the archipelago's pre-colonial past. Discovered in 1989 near the mouth of the Lumbang River in Laguna de Bay, this copper plate has revolutionized our understanding of early Filipino society, governance, and writing systems.

2023年9月25日 · The Laguna Copperplate Inscription is the oldest known written document in the Philippines. It provides insights into the connections between the Philippines and other Southeast Asian regions during the 10th century. The inscription is believed to be an official certificate of acquittal of a debt.

The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (LCI) is an ancient legal document with an inscription written in a mix of Old Malay language using Old Kawi Script, an ancient Javanese writing system.

2017年1月27日 · The Laguna Copperplate Inscription is Philippines’ earliest known written document. Found on a construction site in 1989 near Lumbang River along Laguna de Bay, this important artifact found no home for a year with antique dealers shrugging off its significance.

had been discovered along the Lake of Laguna east of Manila, I decided to call it the Laguna Copper-Plate Inscription or LCI for short. The script appeared to me rather similar to the standard form of the Early Kawi Script used around the tenth century A.D. (Stutter-heim 1940, 3-28) like the OJ Randoesari inscription of Central Java,