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Reference (shelfmark):: Or 15913
Title:: Quran
Scope & Content:: Qur’ān, in Arabic, a copy from Daghistan. The colophon on f. 277v, which names the scribe as Zayn al-Din and the place of writing as Sabah in Brunei, has been shown to be a later (probably modern fraudulent) addition (Gallop 2017: 120). Text frames of 2 ruled red lines. Verse (ayah) markers ar...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 19th century
Extent:: 277 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 15925
Title:: Mahābuddhaguna มหาพุทธคุณ
Scope & Content:: Fols. 1-12: Extracts from Tipitaka, Fols. 12-16.1: Extracts from Abhidhamma (reprise), Fols. 16.2-21.1: Sahassanaya, Fols. 21.2-42: Mahābuddhaguna (part1), Fols. 43-59: Mahābuddhaguna (part2), Fols. 60-71: Suttas (Girimānandasutta, Mahākassapa-bojjhanga and Mahamoggalāna-bojjhanga) Il...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Pali and Thai
Date Range:: 1841
Extent:: 71 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16007
Title:: Extracts from the Tipiṭaka and 'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย
Scope & Content:: Fols. 1-7: Extracts from the Tipiṭaka Fols. 8-89: Legend of a famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited heaven and hell. The illustrations represent celestial beings (devata), and the tortures of the damned in hell Fols. 90-91: Extract from the Tipiṭaka Illustrations: 15 pairs of ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Pali and Thai
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 91 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16009
Title:: Extracts from the Vinaya Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka, Sutras and Parittas
Scope & Content:: 1) Extracts from Vinayapitaka. "Namo tassa...", Parivara. 2) Extracts from Suttantapitaka. Dighanikaya - Brahmajalasutta. 3) Extracts from Abhidhammapitaka. "Namo Tassa...". Dhammasangani. Vibhanga. Dhatukatha. Puggalapannatti. Kathavatthu. Yamaka. Mahapatthana. 4) Suttas. Kassapa-s...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Pali
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 78 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16058
Title:: Quran
Scope & Content:: Qur’ān, in Arabic, a copy from Daghistan. The colophon on f. 546r dated Rabiulawal 1237 (November/December 1821), which mentions the name Musa bin Muhammad al-R... al-Jakki al-Hakari and the masjid al-Jakki al-Hakari bi-Filibin, may be a fraudulent modern addition. Contents: f. 1r: a few lin...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 1821
Extent:: 547 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16100
Title:: Buddhist texts and 'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย, with illustrations from The Ten Birth Tales ทสชาติ
Scope & Content:: Extracts from Abhidhamma, Vinayapitaka, Suttantapitaka. Phra Malai. Illustrations: 17 pages with finest illustrations from the Ten birth tales and from the legend of a famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited heaven and hell. With two additional illustrations, one showing a monk's ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Pali and Thai
Date Range:: 1894
Extent:: 55 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16101
Title:: Buddhist texts and Phra Malai พระมาลัย, with illustrations of The Ten Birth Tales ทสชาติ
Scope & Content:: Extracts from Abhidhamma. Phra Malai. Extracts from Vinayapitaka and Suttantapitaka. Sahassanaya. Illustrations: 19 folios with illustrations from the legend of a famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited heaven and hell. The illustrations represent celestial beings (devata), and ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Pali and Thai
Date Range:: 1894
Extent:: 95 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16555
Title:: Title indicator
Scope & Content:: Wooden title indicator for palm leaf manuscript (bai lān), with gold leaf, from Northern Thailand (Lānnā).
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Pali
Date Range:: 1800-1900
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16761
Title:: [Royal entertainments]
Scope & Content:: Illustrations of court entertainments with captions. Contains 17 scenes in water colour, enclosed in yellow panels, with short descriptions in Burmese below. (1) Capturing a white elephant (ff. 1-2) (2) Camping cooking (ff. 3) (3) A royal procession (ff. 4- 6) (4) Ceremonial ploughing (ff. 7...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Burmese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 1 volume; 40 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 16915
Title:: Quran
Scope & Content:: Qur’ān, in Arabic, a fine illuminated copy from Aceh. Contents: f.1v, a prayer for the prophet and other notables, and a mnemonic poem (nazam) made up of the first words of each juz’; ff.2v-255r, text of the Qur’an; f.255v, a prayer on completion of the Qur’an. Text frames are ruled lines of r...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: Early 19th century
Extent:: 255 folios

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