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Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 12253 A-F
Title:: Six manuscripts of various sizes, within wooden covers, written on paper, partly colored yellow, in the Mughi or Rukheng character, used by the inhabitants of Arakan, who adhere to the tenets of Buddha,. [12,253, a-f.]
Scope & Content:: A pair of rough wooden boards, the upper with a label in Persian script. The lower inscribed in ink: ‘Purchd. Of Rodd, 8 January 1842’. Order covers as Add MS 12253. Add MS 12253 E: This is the middle portion of Add MS 12253 B, and has now been incorporated with it.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arakanese
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 6 volumes within a pair of wooden covers.

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 12253 C
Title:: အနုသာရ, Injunctions and instructions
Scope & Content:: Injunctions and instructions. Moral and religious teachings. Numbered က-ခါ. Dated 1746.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arakanese
Date Range:: 1746
Extent:: 1 volume; 14 ff.

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 12253 B
Title:: မဟော်ြဖ‌တ်ပုံ, Decisions of Mahosadha
Scope & Content:: Decisions of Mahosadha, taken from various sources including Jataka. Numbered က-ငါ. Finished in 1751.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arakanese and Pali
Date Range:: 1751
Extent:: 1 volume; 49 ff.

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 12253 F
Title:: လောကဓမ္မ, Loka Dhamma
Scope & Content:: Loka Dhamma. A compendium of general knowledge for a ruler. Sections on the attributes of Buddha, on military arts, on choosing judges, on language. Numbered က-ဂါ. Finished in 1746.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arakanese and Pali
Date Range:: Unspecified
Extent:: 1 volume, 26 ff.

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