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EAP1123/2/2
- Record Id:
- 040-003708957
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003708955
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109354476.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1123/2/2
- Title:
- Pagoda History
- Additional Titles:
-
လိက်ဝင်ဓါတ်
LIK WAṄ DHĀT
ဘုရားသမိုင်းစာ
- Scope & Content:
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Title in Burmese: ဘုရားသမိုင်းစာ.
Title in Mon: လိက်ဝင်ဓါတ်.
Transliterated title: LIK WAṄ DHĀT.
Palm leaf manuscript of history of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon.
Extent: 1 bundle of palm leaf manuscripts, 16 faces total. Incomplete.
Condition of original material: Fairly good condition. Colophon present.
Custodial history: Handwriting is Thai Mon, so manuscript is of local provenance. Colophon mentions that the donor/scribe lives in Kwān KaɁ [kamā], which is Bang KoɁ in Thai.
Scribe(s): NĀY CEM MNIH.
Sponsor(s): LIK GRAP DHĀN ACĀ PLEN ["text is the possession of Thān Ācān Plen"].
Additional date information: Buddhist era 2492.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Recalling a Translocal Past: Digitising Thai-Mon palm-leaf manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003708955
040-003708957 - Is part of:
- EAP1123/2 : Wat Sirimongkhon Collection
EAP1123/2/2 : Pagoda History - Hierarchy:
- 032-003708955[0002]/040-003708957
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1123/2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 9 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1123-2-2
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Mon
- Scripts:
- Myanmar (burmese)
- Start Date:
- 1949
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 1949
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Thailand
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Arrangement:
- Leaves arranged following Mon letters of alphabet (the same system as used in Burmese-language texts) KA through obverse of GU
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at Wat Sirimongkhon temple [วดัศริมิ งคล], in Samut Sākhǭn Province, Thailand.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)