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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/18/3
Title:: The philosophy of Cham people
Scope & Content:: Discourse on the cosmos, religions, society of Cham people. 178 pages. Cham manuscript called Trim Agal; written by engraving on palm leaves; torn pages have been replaced with new palm leaf pages; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 29cm x 4.7cm. The condition of the manuscript is fair.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 182 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/18/7
Title:: Mantras for purification of lands, houses, for the Kut burying ceremony
Scope & Content:: Mantras used by Pasaih dignitaries (Brahmin Cham monks) for house and land purification ceremonies; finding fair dates for burying the dead into the common tombs of the Kut (family). 78 pages. Cham manuscript called Trim Agal; written in Chinese ink; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 30cm x 5cm. A pag...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 82 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/19/3
Title:: Fortune Telling
Scope & Content:: Incantations, charms and instructions for fortune telling to recognize illness caused by a deity, find the correct treatment; predict deteriorating-weather; finding deteriorating days and months. 54 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covers using industrial leather; written in Chinese in...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 58 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/21/10
Title:: Inauspicious dates to avoid, incantations for eating in a ceremony
Scope & Content:: The manuscript mentions deteriorating dates for ceremonies; incantations used by the dignitaries when eating in a house of worship (Kajang) during the Rija ceremony. 6 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; missing cover; some first pages are lost; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper fol...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 6 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/23/1
Title:: Bani calendar calculation
Scope & Content:: Instructions on how to calculate the Bani calendar. 40 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; cement cover; written in Chinese ink and by ballpoint pen on cement paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah and Arabic script. Size: 25cm x 17.5cm. 3 pages are blank (002, 004, 037). The condition of the ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 44 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/24/2
Title:: Prayers and customs of the Cham Ahier (Hindu)
Scope & Content:: Mantras to perform many religious ceremonies of the Cham Ahier. The introduction includes a guidance on learning methodology; the next part is the learning of the names and birthdays of Cham deities in general (old deities, new deities); finding fair and deteriorating dates and months to perform...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 204 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/25/6
Title:: Finding auspicious dates and directions
Scope & Content:: Instructions for finding fair dates and directions to avoid misfortunes and illness. 10 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 29cm x 18.5cm. The condition of the manuscript is deteriorating.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 10 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/25/10
Title:: Lunar eclipse, solar eclipse observation
Scope & Content:: The manuscript mentions disasters corresponding to each month that a lunar eclipse or solar eclipse appears; finding fair and deteriorating dates to start a job. 20 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. S...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 20 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/26/4
Title:: The legend of Po Aluahuk; finding auspicious and inauspicious dates
Scope & Content:: The legend of Po Aluahuk deity creating the universe and human beings; other parts mention the fair and deteriorating dates to start a job. 24 pages. Cham manuscript written in Chinese ink on a long handmade paper, both sides; Akhar Thrah and Akhar Atuel script. Size: 189cm x 14.5cm. A page is...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 26 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/26/12
Title:: Incantations for Cham Brahmin
Scope & Content:: Basic incantations and mantras used by Gru Urang dignitaries to neutralize magic spells, exorcism, finding fair and deteriorating dates, for funeral rituals of the Hindi Cham. 74 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; cover using handmade paper; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 78 TIFF images

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