[1] It is considered one of the oldest medieval inscriptions written in Old Serbian Cyrillic according to Boris Radaković.[who?

][2][better source needed] The text on the plaque discusses the construction of the church of St. Cosmas and Damian in Blagaj on the Buna, which was completed and consecrated in 1194.

It is one of the oldest monuments of early medieval literacy among the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with the Hum tablet.

The calendar of Đurađ Crnojević from 1494 listed Stefan Nemanja as a full red letter (high holiday) and under the monastic name of Simeon of Serbia.

In 1385, Balša II referred to the Nemanjićs as his dear ancestors, stating, "...with the prayers of my holy forefathers, Simeon Nemanja, the first Serbian saint of peace, and the saint of Sava...", which indicates a strong cult of the first Nemanjićs even in the pre-Turkish period.