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EAP810/3/5
- Record Id:
- 040-003534340
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534335
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132806.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/3/5
- Title:
- குறிப்பிடபடவில்லை (வைத்தியம்)
- Additional Titles:
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No title (medicine)
- Scope & Content:
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Title in original script: குறிப்பிடபடவில்லை (வைத்தியம்)
The manuscript is composed of four texts on fever (cura), and a text on diagnosis. Its numbering is continuous from 1 to 44. It is in good condition, slightly damaged by fungus.
Text 1- The text is attributed to the cittar Yūkimuṇi. It consists in 64 verses inscribed on palm leaves numbered from 1 to 14; it is complete. The text describes the clinical features of the diverse forms of fever and presents the methods to diagnose each form.
Text 2- The text is anonymous. It is composed of 32 sentences written in prose on palm leaves leaves numbered 15 to 24 (recto); it it complete. It describes different types of fever due to vāta imbalance.
Text 3- The text, anonymous, is formed by 21 verses written on leaves numbered 24 (verso) to 27; it is complete. The text describes different types of fever that occur under the influence of some stars (naṭcattiram).
Text 4- The text, anonymous, consists in 16 verses inscribed on 11 palm leaves numbered from 28-32; it is complete. The different types of fever described in this text are those which occur in a particular day of the week.
Text 5- The text, anonymous, is written in verses. It is contains 12 leaves numbered from 33 to 44; it is incomplete. This text describes the method to diagnose different types of diseases by face-to-face observation and by interviewing patients on their symptoms.
Size of the manuscript: 35.0cm x 3.8cm. Its numbering is continuous from 1 to 44.The manuscript is in excellent condition. The two first leaves are blank and two others blank separe the texts on fever from the last one, incomplete, which explains medical practice.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534335
040-003534340 - Is part of:
- EAP810/3 : Selvin Innocent Dhas Collection (Manuscripts from Kanniyakumari District)
EAP810/3/5 : குறிப்பிடபடவில்லை (வைத்தியம்) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534335[0005]/040-003534340
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/3
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 102 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-3-5
- 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, Centre of Traditional Medicine and Research Collection and the British Library
- Information About Originals:
- Selvin Innocent Dhas
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)