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EAP281/1/18
- Record Id:
- 040-002706287
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002706269
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022551645.0x001559
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP281/1/18
- Title:
- The legendary origin of tobacco [1 November 1911]
- Scope & Content:
- The legendary origin of Tobacco: tangku námthár and The story of the learned master Birútsáná: lopân bírútsáná sá sung. 340×115 mm; 132 pages; ms handmade, oblong bookform, one quire and cover, stitched; handmade paper; black and red ink; scribe Tshángdo Tsheríng Lepcha, p. 65 ms signed Tshángdo Tsheríng Lepcha in Lepcha rumtashe thíng sa zónnyínkup tshángdo tshuríng suhu nám gonun pe shu lyel mu o [I, Tshángdo Tshuríng, human son of Lord Tashe completed this writing in the year of the monkey], p. 92 signed and dated in Nepali and English Chhandoo Lepcha Parbang Basty Kalimpong 1-11-24, p. 121 signed in Lepcha róngkup tshángdo tsharíng go nun pe shu [written by me, Tshángdo Tshering Lepcha], p. 122 signed in Lepcha cho áre múttuncí róngkup sahu nám tshángdo tsharíng go lyembyí kup pur vang kyangpóng bám bá kalók nám lavo rányóm tsha kati phongo tháp sudyer suknyi sudyer chotshât ká líkka bú go do sa katánun cho áre tsúmlyel tho ma o [I, Tshángdo Tsheríng, of the Lepcha year of the monkey, son of Lyembyí, in Purváng in Kalimpong, completed this book by myself on the fifteenth of the eleventh month of the year of the rat, calling out to the day and the time of the thunder]; condition good, some insect attacks, mould and water stains; some text fragments underlined.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Lepcha manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002706269
040-002706287 - Is part of:
- EAP281/1 : Arthur Foning Collection of Lepcha Manuscripts [1894-1963]
EAP281/1/18 : The legendary origin of tobacco [1 November 1911] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002706269[0018]/040-002706287
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP281/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 72 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP281-1-18
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Lepcha
- Scripts:
- Lepcha
- Start Date:
- 1911
- End Date:
- 1911
- Date Range:
- 01 Nov 1911
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Information About Originals:
- The original materials are currently held at Chyu-Pandi Farm, Mongbol Busty, Kalimpong, Darjeeling District, India
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)