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Or 16863
- Record Id:
- 032-002479740
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002479740
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000038665.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 16863
- Title:
- Various Buddhist texts, fragmented
- Scope & Content:
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A: 'Setthi thang 5 phuk ton', dated '1232' = 1870 AD.
B: 'Setthi thang 5 phuk pai', 'Setthi phuk thuan 5'. Dated '1217' = 1855 AD.
C: 'Thammachak', 'Dhammacakkapavattanasutra'. Dated '2464' = 1921 AD. Writing in Central Thai on leaf 1 explains that the text is incomplete because of pain in the inscriber's hand.
D: 'Nipphansut', dated '1285' = 1923 AD.
E: Fragments of 'Akaravattasut', leaves '1-13', '17' and '13-15'.
F: 'Manggalasut jataka', 'phuk 4'.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002479740", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 16863: Various Buddhist texts, fragmented" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002479740
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002479740
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 6 bundles (A-F)
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_16863 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Pali
Thai - Scripts:
- Tai Tham (Lanna)
- Start Date:
- 1855
- End Date:
- 1923
- Date Range:
- 1855-1923
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: palm leaf manuscript (bai lan).
Dimensions: A-B: 541 mm x 46 mm. C: 537 mm x 50 mm. D: 535 mm x 45 mm. E: 539 mm x 45 mm. F: 545 mm x 50.
Script: A-E: 5 lines per leaf, Northern Thai Tham script. F: 4 lines per leaf, Northern Thai Tham script.
Binding: Bundles are encased in a legged wooden box with fine black and gold floral decoration and deva figures, with glass windows on each side, and red interior. Donation information on the inside, with dates '2496' = 1953 AD, and '2498' = 1955 AD. Box measures 625 mm x 100 mm x 110 mm.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)