Subject: Didacticisms / Level: [40] File - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/5/81
Title:: منظومة فقهية
Scope & Content:: Contains a didactic poem on various aspects of Islamic law. Extent: volume 1 containing 6 folios. Size and dimensions of original material: 15 x 10cm. Custodial history: This manuscript is current under the custudy of Koroguruma Family Library. It was inherited from their forefathers. Author...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 11 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1101/6/60
Title:: منظومة يحي القرطبي
Scope & Content:: Teaches about prayer and ablution. Extent: Volume 1 containing 7 folios. Size and dimensions of original material: 13 x 9 cm. Custodial history: This manuscript is currently under the custudy of Olosan Family Library. It was inherited from their forefathers. Author(s)/Creator(s): Yahya Al-Qu...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 14 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1123/2/1
Title:: Kammathan [Meditation]
Scope & Content:: Title in Burmese: ကမ္မဌာန်းပေစာ. Title in Mon: သၠရိုတ်ကမ္မဌာန်. Transliterated title: SLARUIT KAMMAṬHĀN. Palm leaf manuscript of text describing meditation techniques. Appears to be written in rhyming couplets. Extent: 1 bundle of palm leaf manuscripts, 30 leaves written face and obverse. C...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mon
Date Range:: Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:: 31 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1123/2/3
Title:: Five Rich Men
Scope & Content:: Title in Burmese: သူဌေးငါးပါးပေစာ. Title in Mon: သၠပတ်သေထဳ ၅ တလ. Transliterated title: SLAPAT SETHĪ 5 TALA. Palm leaf of Jātaka story/work of literature on five rich men. Extent: 2 bundles of palm leaf manuscripts, 94 faces total. First bundle appears complete from beginning to end. Second b...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mon
Date Range:: Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:: 52 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1123/2/4
Title:: Dreams of King Kosala
Scope & Content:: Title in Burmese: ကောလသလမင်းအိပ်မက်. Title in Mon: လ္ပံပတ်သိုန်. Transliterated title: LPAɁ PAT SUIN. Palm leaf of dreams of King Pasenadi Kosala, a prominent follower of the Buddha. Extent: 1 bundle of palm leaf manuscript, approx 84 faces. Incomplete - leaves missing at beginning. Conditi...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mon
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 86 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1123/2/5
Title:: Milinda and Nāgasena Questions and Answers
Scope & Content:: Title in Mon: သၠပတ်မေလိုန်ကဵုနာဂသိုန်နွံသီုသၟာန်ကသှ်. Transliterated title: SLAPAT MELUIN KUIW NĀGA SUIN. Palm leaf manuscript of a dialogue between King Milinda and Nāgasena. Also called "Milinda Pañhā" and apparently considered a canonical text in Burma but not Thailand. Extent: 1 bundle of...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mon
Date Range:: Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:: 34 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1123/3/1
Title:: Story of the Golden Crab
Scope & Content:: Title in Burmese: ရွှေဂဏန်း. Title in Mon: လိက်ဂတာံထဝ်. Transliterated title: LIK GATĀṀ THAW. Palm leaf manuscript of folk story. Extent: 1 bundle, approximately 38 faces. Appears complete. Condition of original material: Good condition and legible. Handwriting somewhat rough. Custodial hi...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mon
Date Range:: Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:: 20 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1123/3/2
Title:: Instruction of Students
Scope & Content:: Title in Mon: လိက်လမေတ်. Transliterated title: LIK LAMET. Palm leaf manuscript on how to instruct boys sent to monasteries for an education. Extent: 1 bundle, approximately 42 faces. Condition of original material: Good condition and legible, though texture is blurred. Custodial history: Ha...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mon
Date Range:: 1902
Extent:: 21 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1123/3/3
Title:: Story of Mi Tla Sā
Scope & Content:: Title in Mon: လိက်မိတၠသာ. Transliterated title: LIK MI TLA SĀ. Palm leaf manuscript of story of Mi Tla Sā (a woman's name). Extent: 1 bundle, approximately 42 faces. Incomplete - first leaves missing. Condition of original material: Manuscript fragile; some leaves are torn and broken off. Ma...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mon
Date Range:: Mid 19th century
Extent:: 22 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1123/3/4
Title:: Story of the Frog King
Scope & Content:: Title in Burmese: ဖားမင်း. Title in Thai: ราชากบ. Title in Mon: လိက်သၟိင်ၚဴ. Transliterated title: LIK SMIṀ ṄAU. Palm leaf manuscript of folk story. Extent: 1 bundle, approximately 50 faces front and back. Condition of original material: Well inscribed but rough handwriting. Leaves have ha...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mon
Date Range:: Mid 19th century
Extent:: 27 TIFF images

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