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EAP609/1
- Record Id:
- 032-003382068
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003382068
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100049608790.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP609/1
- Title:
- B.D.K. Saldin Collection
- Scope & Content:
-
Collection includes several manuscripts, notebooks, song book and a Malay dictionary. Materials written in Malay, Arabic, and some sections in Javanese. Most manuscripts are compendiums including charms, theological texts and stories of the prophets. Approximate dating: mid-late 19th century. Some of the material is in Gundal script.
Extent and format of original material: 9 items. Custodial history: Inherited from B.D.K Saldin's father, owned by grandfather Baba Deen Singalaksana (died 1907). Owner of original material: B.D.K Saldin
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Digitising Malay writing in Sri Lanka
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003382068", "parent" : "#", "text" : "EAP609/1: B.D.K. Saldin Collection" },{ "id" : "040-003382069", "parent" : "032-003382068", "text" : "EAP609/1/1: Arabic Religious Text" },{ "id" : "040-003382070", "parent" : "032-003382068", "text" : "EAP609/1/2: Old Arabic Text" },{ "id" : "040-003382071", "parent" : "032-003382068", "text" : "EAP609/1/3: Abdul Hamid Singalaxana Diary" },{ "id" : "040-003382072", "parent" : "032-003382068", "text" : "EAP609/1/4: Arabu-Tamil Salat Tasbih" },{ "id" : "040-003382073", "parent" : "032-003382068", "text" : "EAP609/1/5: Malay Songs and Lyrics" },{ "id" : "040-003382074", "parent" : "032-003382068", "text" : "EAP609/1/6: Pocket Prayer Book" },{ "id" : "040-003382075", "parent" : "032-003382068", "text" : "EAP609/1/7: A Grammar of the Malay Tongue, as spoken in the Peninsula of Malacca the Islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Pulo Pinang" },{ "id" : "040-003382076", "parent" : "032-003382068", "text" : "EAP609/1/8: Saldin Family Records" },{ "id" : "040-003382077", "parent" : "032-003382068", "text" : "EAP609/1/9: Malay Compendium" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003382068
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- EAP609/1/1 : Arabic Religious Text
EAP609/1/2 : Old Arabic Text
EAP609/1/3 : Abdul Hamid Singalaxana Diary
EAP609/1/4 : Arabu-Tamil Salat Tasbih
EAP609/1/5 : Malay Songs and Lyrics
EAP609/1/6 : Pocket Prayer Book
EAP609/1/7 : A Grammar of the Malay Tongue, as spoken in the Peninsula of Malacca the Islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Pulo Pinang
EAP609/1/8 : Saldin Family Records
EAP609/1/9 : Malay Compendium
Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP609/1 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003382068
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP609/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1052 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP609-1
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English
Javanese
Malay - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1830
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- Mid 19th century-Late 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 6.834046
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 79.873242
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Custodial History:
- The digital images in this collection were created as part of the EAP609 project 'Digitising Malay writing in Sri Lanka'
- Source of Acquisition:
- Received from project holder Dr Ronit Ricci, January 2017 (Accession record EAP609/1)
- Administrative Context:
-
EAP609 was funded by Endangered Archives Programme. The project digitised the private collections of individuals and families in various locations in Sri Lanka.
Date of digitisation: 2012-2014
- Information About Copies:
- Copies of this material are also available at the National Archives of Sri Lanka, Australian National University, Hebrew University
- Information About Originals:
- Locations of original files: Dehiwala
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)