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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/30
Title:: Cham manuscripts written or collected by Mr. Ba Dai Long, from Van Lam Village
Scope & Content:: 13 Cham manuscripts, paper, originally belonged to Mr. Ba Dai Long. Subjects include: religious ceremonies, fortune telling, the words make hrei, legend, calendar. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan. 13 manuscripts of handmade paper, handwritten text. Manuscript...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Chamic, and Vietnamese
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 662 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/30/1
Title:: Cham calendar calculation
Scope & Content:: Tables and diagrams on how to calculate Cham calendar. 2 pages. Cham manuscript is a large paper page; written in Cham ink and ballpoint pen on cement paper which is sticked doubly; Akhar Thrah, Arabic and Vietnamese script. Size: 74cm x 46.5cm. The condition of the manuscript is fair.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Chamic, and Vietnamese
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 8 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/30/4
Title:: Finding dates for house construction, physiognomy
Scope & Content:: Instructions for finding fair dates to build a house; discussions on the compatibility of the five natural elements; the relationships among the five elements and the twelve zodiac animals; physiognomy. 54 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covered by cement paper; written in Cham ink on...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 58 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/30/7
Title:: Weather observation; talismans for love
Scope & Content:: Instructions based on the Cham calendar to predict events that will occur in the year (weather, illness). Other parts give instructions for making talismans dealing with love affairs between men and women. 62 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covered by cement paper; written by marker a...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 66 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/30/12
Title:: Social issues poems, calendar calculation
Scope & Content:: Social issues poems; instructions for Cham calendar calculation. 44 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covered by cement paper; written in Chinese ink on cement paper; Akhar Thrah and Arabic script. Size: 15.5cm x 15.5cm. The condition of the manuscript is fair.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 48 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/30/13
Title:: Spiritual instructions for bulding houses, gates
Scope & Content:: The manuscript mentions several things such as direction of house construction, gate and fence construction; finding fair and deteriorating dates fo perform specific tasks. 52 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper which is sticked doubly; A...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 27 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/31
Title:: Cham manuscripts inherited by Mr. Thông Đình Phụng, from Lam Thuan Village
Scope & Content:: 17 Cham manuscripts, paper, originally belonged to Mr. Thông Đình Phụng. Subjects include: religious ceremonies, fortune telling, mantras, healing, history, legend, calendar. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan. 17 manuscripts of handmade paper, handwritten text. ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 1191 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/31/4
Title:: Calendar calculation, funeral rituals, talismans
Scope & Content:: Instructions for calendar calculation; mantras to stop evils in funerals; talismans to relieve a village from misfortunes. 72 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; fabric cover; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 19cm x 12.5cm. A page is blank ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 76 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/31/5
Title:: Purification ceremony, fortune telling, calendar calculation, medicine
Scope & Content:: Instructions for Cham calendar calculation; incantations to prevent the apparition of the ill-fated dead from harming other family's members; about age compatibility between husband and wife; fortune telling to find lost assets; some secret medicine used by shamans. 132 pages. Cham manuscript ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 136 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/31/9
Title:: Finding auspicious dates and months
Scope & Content:: Instructions for finding fair dates and months to start a job such as performing an offering ceremony, weddings, house construction, departures. 60 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; plastic cover; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 17cm x 1...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 64 TIFF images

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