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Add MS 12265 (a)
- Record Id:
- 032-002787429
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002787429
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023409119.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 12265 (a)
- Title:
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'Phra Chatthan' พระฉัดทัน
- Scope & Content:
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Thai version of the Chaddanta Jataka (Jātaka no. 514), the story of the Buddha’s previous existence as an elephant.
Written by the same scribe as Add MS 12265/B. The scribe apologises for his poor verse and handwriting at the beginning and end.
At the end, there is a short recipe for medicine to cure haemorrhoids.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002787429", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 12265 (a): 'Phra Chatthan' พระฉัดทัน" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002787429
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002787429
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
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45 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Thai
- Scripts:
- Thai
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper folding book, black (samut khoi)
Dimensions: 360 mm x 150 mm
Script: 9 lines per side, 320 mm long. Thai script in yellow gamboge ink on blackened paper; the last 8 lines written in white chalk.
Binding: Black covers.
- Source of Acquisition:
- British Museum, 1973.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Related Material:
- Add MS 12265/B