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EAP1123/4/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003708971
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003708970
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109354491.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1123/4/1
- Title:
- Mahāvaṁsa "The Great Chronicle"
- Additional Titles:
-
မဟာဝင်
MAHĀVAṄ
มหาวงศ์
မဟာဝင်
- Scope & Content:
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Title in Burmese: မဟာဝင်.
Title in Thai: มหาวงศ์.
Title in Mon: မဟာဝင်.
Transliterated title: MAHĀVAṄ.
Palm leaf manuscript, in seven bundles, of the Mahāvaṁsa, originally written in Pāli in Laṅka in the fifth century AD. To what extent this retelling contains local adaptations would want careful reading. Text is in Mon, not Pāli. Donor name, scribe name etc not recorded on any of the colophons.
Extent: 7 bundles total, approximately 472 faces.
Condition of original material: Stylus-inscribed palm leaf manuscript with no ink rubbed into etchings. Legible and in good condition, complete and in order. Surface of some leaves rough.
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:
- 032-003708970
040-003708971 - Is part of:
- EAP1123/4 : Wat Metārāng Collection
EAP1123/4/1 : Mahāvaṁsa "The Great Chronicle" - Hierarchy:
- 032-003708970[0001]/040-003708971
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1123/4
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 228 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1123-4-1 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Mon
- Scripts:
- Myanmar (burmese)
- Start Date:
- 1830
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- Mid 19th century-Late 19th 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.
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:
- Ordering follows Mon letters of alphabet
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at Wat Metārāng temple [วัดเมตารางค์] in Pathumthānī Province [ปทุมธานี], Thailand.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)