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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 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Mon
- Scripts:
- Myanmar (burmese)
- Start Date:
- 1949
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 1949
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Thailand
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.
Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- 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)