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Ind Ch 57
- Record Id:
- 032-003309959
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003309959
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100029117331.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Ind Ch 57
- Title:
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Old Javanese copper charters
- Scope & Content:
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Two separate copper charters in Old Javanese:
A: Records the making of a canal in the lěmah asinan of Pabuharan by a teacher named Ugra, with some rights and regulations to be maintained for it.
B: Pabuharan inscription.
Concerning the domain (sima) called Pabuharan, records a grant of the attributes of the Brahman-order and Kṣatriya-order by the king to Ugra's children named Dyah Kataywat and Dyah Nariyama, etc.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003309959", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Ind Ch 57: Old Javanese copper charters" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003309959
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003309959
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
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2 items
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Ind_Ch_57 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Javanese
- Scripts:
- Javanese
- Start Date:
- 0900
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 10th century-15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Dimensions: 120 x 450 mm. 2 copper plates, with writing on both sides.
- Custodial History:
- From the collection of Thomas Stamford Raffles
- Source of Acquisition:
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Previously held in the British Museum, Department of Ethnography, as 59.12-28.179 and 59.12-28.180
- Publications:
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M.C. Ricklefs, P. Voorhoeve & A.T.Gallop, Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain. New Edition with Addenda et Corrigenda. (Jakarta: EFEO, 2014), p. 321.
Albertine Gaur, Indian charters on copper plates (London: British Museum, 1975), p. 32.
OJO (Oud-Javaansche Oorkonden) no. CXV in: J.L.A. Brandes, 'Oud-Javaansche oorkonden: nagelaten transcripties', edited by N.J. Krom. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, 60 (parts 1 and 2), 1913. Batavia; ’s-Hage: Albrecht; Nijhoff.
Boechari, and A.S. Wibowo. Prasasti Koleksi Museum Nasional. Vol. 1. Jakarta: Proyek Pengembangan Museum Nasional, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, 1985-1986; inscription E.1.II (reading based on a cast).
- Exhibitions:
- Raffles in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the Scholar and Statesman, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 29 January 2019 - 28 April 2019
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- Exhibited: Raffles in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the Scholar and Statesman, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 29 January 2019 - 28 April 2019