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Or 1273
- Record Id:
- 032-002363340
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002363340
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000094.0x0000bb
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 1273
- Title:
- Dhammapada
- Scope & Content:
-
Dhammapada aṭṭhakathā, 8 bundles which are fragments from three different manuscripts.
Fragments of Buddhaghosa’s commentary on the Dhammapada, with few annotations in Thai
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002363340", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 1273: Dhammapada" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002363340
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002363340
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 450 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Pali
- Scripts:
- Khmer
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Materials: Palm leaf (bai lan), eight bundles, some with gilt edges and some with gilt and red lacquered edges
Dimensions: 550 mm x 52 mm
Script: 5 lines per side. Thin Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand, incised and blackened. A few notes in Thai script in black ink
- Custodial History:
- Presented(donated) by Dr Campbell Cons. Se. Siam on 14 April 1874. Dr James Campbell was a naval surgeon attached to the British Consulate in Siam, in Bangkok, c.1864-75. https://historywiki.therai.org.uk/index.php?title=James_Campbell
- Source of Acquisition:
- British Museum, 1973.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)