| Summary: | Miańga (Minanga) is an area that is now in the administrative region of South
Sumatra. This region is a historical area, this is proven by the appearance of this
name on two inscriptions, namely the Kedukan Bukit inscription and the Baturaja
inscription. One of the newly discovered inscriptions is the Baturaja inscription. In
this article, the problem is the description, transliteration, language translation and
interpretation of the threat analysis against Minanga in the Baturaja inscription. The
method is a qualitative descriptive method that is carried out through inductive
analysis from the results that will be analyzed. The Baturaja inscription is one of the
inscriptions from the time of the Kedatuan Sriwijaya. The script used is the Pallava
script later than Old Malay. This inscription, if seen from its paleographic form, most
likely originates from around the VII century, like the early inscriptions of the
Sriwijaya Kingdom, namely: the Kedukan Bukit inscription, the Talang Tuwo
inscription, the Telaga Batu inscription, the Kota Kapur inscription, the Karang Brahi
inscription, the Palas Pasemah inscription, and some the short Siddhayatra
inscription. The content of this inscription is related to the curse in the Minanga area
that is not devoted to Sriwijaya. This is the first curse inscription or oath, or threat
issued by Kedatuan Sriwijaya.
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