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EAP810/22/22
- Record Id:
- 040-003534489
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534467
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132955.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/22/22
- Title:
- கெர்ப சிந்தாமணி
- Additional Titles:
-
Kerpa Cintāmaṇi
- Scope & Content:
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Title in original script: கெர்ப சிந்தாமணி
The manuscript is composed of a single text which contains 26 palm leaves numbered from 1 to 27; the leaf 25 is missing. The text, incomplete, presents 179 verses. The manuscript is in good condition despite it was infested by strings of insects’ eggs which damaged the scripts of some leaves.
The text by Cuntarāṉantar is entitled Kerpa Cintāmaṇi. It is written in verses of type antāti (anaphora). It provides information on the reproductive system of female from puberty to delivery.
It presents astrological predictions based on the position of planets and explains how to neutralise their bad effects.
Size of the manuscript: 28.0cm x 3.3cm. The palm leaves of the text are numbered from 1 to 27; the leaf 25 is missing and two blank leaves open and close the text. The manuscript is in good condition despite it was infested by strings of insects’ eggs which damaged the scripts of some leaves.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534467
040-003534489 - Is part of:
- EAP810/22 : G. Subash Chandran Collection
EAP810/22/22 : கெர்ப சிந்தாமணி - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534467[0022]/040-003534489
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/22
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 57 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-22-22
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Tamil
- Scripts:
- Tamil
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th 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, CTMR, Dr G. Subash Chandran and the British Library
- Information About Originals:
- Dr G. Subash Chandran
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)