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EAP810/1/1/10
- Record Id:
- 040-003534186
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132651.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/1/1/10
- Title:
- அகத்தியர் - நீர் மேக நிதானம்
- Additional Titles:
-
Akattiyar - Nīr Mēka Nitāṉam
- Scope & Content:
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Title in original script: அகத்தியர் - நீர் மேக நிதானம்
The manuscript is composed of a text, attributed to Akattiyar, containing 164 verses inscribed on palm leaves numbered from 1 to 39. The text describes diseases related to urinary tract (nīr mēka nōykkaḷ) in terms of symptoms and treatment. The names of diseases of this category mentioned are: taila piramiya nōy, pācāṇa piramiya nōy, cala piramiya nōy, mūttira piramiya nōy, cūttira piramiya nōy, mata piramiya nōy, naṭṭa piramiya nōy, cukkila piramiya nōy, ratta piramiya nōy, liṅka piramiya nōy, cilēṟpaṉa piramiya nōy, kiricana nōy, caṇṇi vāta kiriccaṇa nōy and cōrai kiriccaṇa nōy. The preparation of medicines notified for treating diseases related to urinary tract are: Kukkilāti uṇṭai, Kukkil kiṟutam, Kukkil iracayanam; kukkil is the Tamil term for sal gum (sal tree or Shorea robusta). Size of the manuscript: 24,2cm x 2,7cm. The text, numbered from 1 to 39 in Tamil and Arabic numbers, is complete. The manuscript is in excellent condition.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534175
036-003534176
040-003534186 - Is part of:
- EAP810/1 : Mohana Raj Collection
EAP810/1/1 : Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
EAP810/1/1/10 : அகத்தியர் - நீர் மேக நிதானம் - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534175[0001]/036-003534176[0010]/040-003534186
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 83 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-1-1-10
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Tamil
- Scripts:
- Tamil
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- Early 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- For research purposes only
- Information About Copies:
- French Institute of Pondicherry and the British Library
- Information About Originals:
- Mohana Raj
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)