Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Project / Collection: Continuing Digitisation of Cham Manuscripts in Vietnam - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/12
Title:: Promise to offer a ceremony to ancestors
Scope & Content:: The manuscript describes the promise of an offering ceremony to ancestors made in a Rija ceremony. 6 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 29cm x 15cm. The condition of the manuscript is deteriorating.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 6 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/13
Title:: The work for shamans
Scope & Content:: Incantations, offering mantras, charms used by Gru Urang to perform several rituals such as relieving one of misfortunes upon entering an deteriorating year; making a lucky amulet, amulet for women who are about to give birth, amulet for pregnant women; incantations to make the naive one become ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 44 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/14
Title:: Recognition of deities within human's body
Scope & Content:: Instructions for recognizing the residential positions of deities within human's body; incantations to neutralize magic spells; incantations and procedure to protect body in daily activities. 30 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; some first pages are lost; written in Chinese ink on Chinese pap...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 30 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/15
Title:: The legend of Cham deities
Scope & Content:: The legend of Po Nai written in verse; biographies of the following deities: Po Dam, Po Klaong, Po Rame, Po Klaong Kasat; Po Hanim par. 10 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 25cm x 12.5cm. 2 pages are blank (008,...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 10 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/16
Title:: Incantations used in Rija Praong
Scope & Content:: Incantations used by Maduen dignitaries in rituals during the Rija Praong ceremony (the great Rija). 12 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; some first pages are lost; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 22cm x 11.5cm. 3 pages are blank (009, 011, 01...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 12 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/17
Title:: Incantations in Rija Praong
Scope & Content:: Incantations used by Maduen in Rija Praong ceremony (the great Rija). 4 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; some first pages are lost; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 25.5cm x 13cm. The condition of the manuscript is deteriorating.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 4 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/18
Title:: Three poems on fortune telling, travel, and morality
Scope & Content:: The manuscript includes three poems: a poem about the instructions on finding the fair dates, months, fair and deteriorating directions for departure (ariya harei balan); a narrative poem about things witnessed by a Cham person during his/her first travel (ariya deh apuei); a teaching poem for y...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 78 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/19
Title:: Finding auspicious dates and months
Scope & Content:: Instructions for finding fair dates and months to start a job (offering ceremony, house construction, wedding); finding the departure's direction corresponding to different dates. Other parts mention rice offering ceremonies (ngap yang padai); kitchen constrution ritual. 14 pages. Cham manuscr...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 14 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/20
Title:: Offering songs in Rija ceremony
Scope & Content:: Offering songs sung in chorus by Maduen dignitaries in Rija ceremony. 12 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 29cm x 16cm. A page is blank (012). The condition of the manuscript is deteriorating.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 12 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/21
Title:: Body protection incantations
Scope & Content:: Incantations for body protection when going on the street, bathing, and other daily activities. 12 pages. Cham manuscript; no back cover; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 27.5cm x 15.5cm. 2 pages are blank (004, 012). The condition of the manusc...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 14 TIFF images

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