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141. EAP373/19/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/19/5
Title:
Sai Pha Bidhi [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
The content of this manuscript is about purification of water to bathe. It is believed that bathing with purified holy water helps in getting rid of deseases and evil. In image 0009, mention has been made of unnatural happenings like eggs with no shells, entering of wild birds in the house, budd...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
12 tiff images

142. EAP373/19/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/19/6
Title:
Story [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
It contains a story of the Buddha.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
76 tiff images

143. EAP373/20/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/20/1
Title:
Tai languages History [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains historical information. It is recorded here that in Lak Ni Khut Plau, Dvn Sip (10th month) Chau Pha Su Hom established his capital city and ordered for an embarkment to be built around it. Image No. 0005 contains the line phu ke lu ne ru ring tang lai rang kan pong kan 'a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
100 tiff images

144. EAP373/20/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/20/2
Title:
Du Kai Seng [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
This is basically a fortune telling manuscript. There are images of pairs of chicken legs with thin bamboo sticks attached to it. And depending on these images, fortune telling and procastination of any kind of good or bad happenings are done.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
30 tiff images

145. EAP373/20/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/20/3
Title:
Manuscript [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
It contains the story of a poor old man who gets his daughter married to a king named Ngi Khai Kham. The story then continues thereafter narrating the prosperity of the poor old man.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
6 tiff images

146. EAP373/20/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/20/4
Title:
Ming Mvng [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains mantra for calling the khon or spirit of the country. It is believed that after any kind of natural calamity or war the spirit of the country leaves the country in fear. So, in order to call back the spirit mantras from this manuscript are chanted to call back the spirit.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
41 tiff images

147. EAP373/20/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/20/5
Title:
Nemi Mang [1741-2 or 1801-2]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a compilation of two Buddhist Jataka stories. The first story, named Alika, is that of a prince Alika and a princess who are deeply in love and get married. But due to bad karma from previous life they suffer separation and grief. The second story, which comences on Folio 47r, ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
1741-1802
Extent:
139 tiff images

148. EAP373/21/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/21/1
Title:
Bar Amra [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
These are folios from the Ahom dictionary. It has entries from Ahom to Assamese in the Ahom script.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
8 tiff images

149. EAP373/21/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/21/2
Title:
Buranji [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
The content of the manuscript is about the coming of Khun Lung Khun Lai. There is also mention about Su Ka Pha's family in image 0008.tiff. His father's name was Chau Sang Nijao and his mother was Nang Blok Kham Sen. It is written that she gave birth to Chau Lung Su Ka Pha. His maternal grand fat...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
20 tiff images

150. EAP373/21/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/21/3
Title:
Chau Sai Nit [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
It is the story of the establishment of the Tai kingdom by Lengdon. The story starts as- like this the God of Heat, God of Rain with the Lord of 80,000 Golden Axes of Thunder, Lord of the wind and a few others came to meet Chau Pha Phet(Lengdon). They said that there were many kingdoms on earth b...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
12 tiff images

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