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EAP1123/2/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003708958
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003708955
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109354477.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1123/2/3
- Title:
- Five Rich Men
- Additional Titles:
-
သၠပတ်သေထဳ ၅ တလ
SLAPAT SETHĪ 5 TALA
သူဌေးငါးပါးပေစာ
- Scope & Content:
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Title in Burmese: သူဌေးငါးပါးပေစာ.
Title in Mon: သၠပတ်သေထဳ ၅ တလ.
Transliterated title: SLAPAT SETHĪ 5 TALA.
Palm leaf of Jātaka story/work of literature on five rich men.
Extent: 2 bundles of palm leaf manuscripts, 94 faces total. First bundle appears complete from beginning to end. Second bundle may be missing some initial leaves, though it seems complete at the end.
Condition of original material: Condition varies, as does coloring. Some later leaves have burnt edges, mostly not affecting legibility. Some emendations.
Custodial history: Handwriting is Thai Mon, so manuscript is of local provenance.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Recalling a Translocal Past: Digitising Thai-Mon palm-leaf manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003708955
040-003708958 - Is part of:
- EAP1123/2 : Wat Sirimongkhon Collection
EAP1123/2/3 : Five Rich Men - Hierarchy:
- 032-003708955[0003]/040-003708958
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1123/2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 52 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1123-2-3 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Mon
- Scripts:
- Myanmar (burmese)
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- Late 19th century-Early 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Thailand
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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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 GHŪ and KA through KHĀ
- 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)