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The earliest written records in Indonesia are from the 3rd century BCE, in an Old Javanese script, the oldest found outside India. This means that they are pre-Majapahit records. For example, the Bhumisara inscription dated from 686 CE has been found near Borobudur. The inscription was written in Sanskrit using Pallava script and tells of a king's purchase of cloth from another kingdom to use as offerings to goddess Durga - this is considered a fragment of past historic record. The earliest known example of using Sanskrit in Indonesia is the Canggal inscription (732 CE), located on the south slope of Mount Halimun in Central Java, which tells about a ruler named Purnawarman. The Old Javanese script is also found on early Buddhist temples, such as Borobudur, which suggest that it is used for several centuries before Majapahit era. A legal text discovered in central Java states that Dharanindra, mentioned in the Javanese legend, Pararaton was king of Sunda Kingdom in 554 Saka or 628 AD. The text also mentioned several countries that Dharanindra allegedly conquered including Nusa Penida, Nusa Tanjung, Muara Jati (the estuary of the Java River), Warna Warna, and Dumoga. The legal text mentioned above was written on four different levels of language: the upper level is composed in Sanskrit, the next is in old Javanese language, the third is in Kawi language while the fourth level is written in abbreviated script. The upper level is considered a mixture of Sanskrit and Old Javanese languages. The earliest inscriptions in the Majapahit era were written in Javanese script and Sanskrit. Most of the early inscriptions were court records, such as land grants and tax receipts, but they also mention various events such as royal marriages and temple dedications. By around 1400 CE, the language of Majapahit had become to be increasingly influenced by Javanese dialects. Sanskrit was used for some legal texts until around 1500 CE, when it was replaced by local languages in the court and in the military. Sanskrit continued to be used at religious ceremonies and scriptures. The language of Majapahit is known by several names. It was called the Javanese language in the 19th century, especially when Europeans first started to write about it. It has also been called Bahasa Jawa ("language of Java"). Nowadays, the term "Bhāsisamdo" is also used for referring to any written documents in Old Javanese. Not much information is available about the transition from Old Javanese to Classical Nusantara or New Nusantara or Neo-Sundanese; however, there seems to be little variation in much of the writing system after 1500 CE. cfa1e77820
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