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EAP071/8/3
- Record Id:
- 040-001576789
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001563857
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000995.0x0001bb
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100176062237.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP071/8/3
- Title:
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Jamnāmā
Jamnāmā - Scope & Content:
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Jamnāmā is a story of wars and battles. It is a popular text in the region of Cāchār in Āssām and is ritually read on the Muharram night.
'Jam' is a Persian word meaning 'battle' or 'war'. The text is thus a tale of battles. It is a narrative poem and recounts the battle of Kārbālā. The battle was fought between the grandsons of the Prophet Muhammad - Hāsān and Hussain on the one side and Éjid on the other. The text also contains songs, called 'Jāri' songs. On the night of Muharram, the community gets together to recite passages from the text and to sing the 'Jāri' songs.
The significance of the text lies in its literary innovations and creativy in weaving a story of a distant land into one which rouses the spontaneous emotions of the listeners.
The original volume is printed and undated. It measures 132mm x 219mm. It is bound by cardboard and wrapped in black cloth. The cover page is missing and the main text is written on pages 11-464. These pages are all that has been copied, along with images of the front and back covers.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Archiving Texts In The Sylhet Nagri Script
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001563857
040-001576789 - Is part of:
- EAP071/8 : Ch[S]alim Uddin Majumdār Collection of Texts in Sylhét Nāgri Script
EAP071/8/3 : JamnāmāJamnāmā - Hierarchy:
- 032-001563857[0003]/040-001576789
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP071/8
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 459 Tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP071-8-3
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Bengali
- Scripts:
- Syloti Nagri
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 19th century-20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- EAP071 project reference: 071_JANGNM04_1 to 071_JANGNM04_8
- Information About Originals:
- At time of writing, the original volumes are held by Ch[S]alim Uddin Majumdār.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)