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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/33/2
Title:: Du Kai Seng
Scope & Content:: This is a fortune telling manuscript. There are images of pairs of chicken legs with thin bamboo sticks attached to them. And depending on these images, the placement of the bamboo sticks, 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-19th century
Extent:: 71 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/33/3
Title:: Ma Likha Puthi
Scope & Content:: This manuscript contains a separation story of prince and a princess who were deeply in love with each other. Their marriage was against the custom due to which Lengdon gave rise to storm and wind to separate them. Here, Lengdon has been adressed Sikiya.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century-19th century
Extent:: 8 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/34/2
Title:: Loose Pages [1791-92]
Scope & Content:: It contains the Dam Phi Ram Mantra. Dam Phi is the ancestor worship ceremony and this manuscript has in it the processes to conduct this ceremony. The offerings made in this ceremony are also mentioned here. Lak Ni Rai Mit, in the common era 1791-92.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 1791-1792
Extent:: 10 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/34/3
Title:: One Loose Page [c18th century]
Scope & Content:: It contains a mantra which is recited while giving blessings.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 2 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/34/4
Title:: Song [c19th century]
Scope & Content:: It contains a Phura Lung song. This is a holy song, transcribed in recent times but believed to be an old song.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 2 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/35/1
Title:: Phe Lung Phe Ban [18th century]
Scope & Content:: This is mainly a fortune telling manuscript for foretelling lucky days for any kind of events, bithdays etc and is also used for calendar making.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 84 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/36/1
Title:: Phai Lung
Scope & Content:: Phai Lung is a khon (spirit) calling and water purifying manuscript. In Assamese it is called the Bor Phai puthi. The manuscript has been titled Phai Lung because that phrase is repeated many times. On the last page it is written Phonidhar Gogoi Puthi, bhadot likile, meaning 'Phonidhar Gogoi wrot...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century-19th century
Extent:: 64 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/36/2
Title:: Phake Book
Scope & Content:: It is a Lik Khv Mvng manuscript containing history. In image 0002, line2 it is written jiu mau pha tek rek pin ma sau…. lung ma bong sa lik cha khang lung ma pin chau. Image 0001, line 2 it is written mung tav ko hau yu ma sung mung nau ko hau lu ma….. (mung tav means where the Phake people took ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century-19th century
Extent:: 2 tiff images

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