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EAP1123/4/11
- Record Id:
- 040-003708981
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003708970
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109354501.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1123/4/11
- Title:
- History of the Relics of the Shwedagon Pagoda
- Additional Titles:
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သၠပတ်ဝင်ဓါတ်ကျာ်လ္ဂုင်
SLAPAT WAṄ DHĀT KYĀK LGUṄ
ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရားဓါတ်တော်ဘုရားသမိုင်းပေစာ
- Scope & Content:
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Title in Burmese: ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရားဓါတ်တော်ဘုရားသမိုင်းပေစာ.
Title in Mon: သၠပတ်ဝင်ဓါတ်ကျာ်လ္ဂုင်.
Transliterated title: SLAPAT WAṄ DHĀT KYĀK LGUṄ.
Palm leaf manuscript of the history of the relics buried in the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon.
Extent: 2 bundles of palm leaf mansucripts, total of approximately 112 faces.
Condition of original material: Stylus-inscribed palm leaf manuscript with no or minimal ink rubbed into etchings. Legible and good order. Features some unusual spacing between words. Letters from obverse show through on any given face on some leaves. Edges of leaves slightly frayed, suggesting age.
Custodial history: Scribe is possibly from Burma, given his name.
Scribe(s): NAI PYOɁ (Burmese name?).
Additional date information: Buddhist Era 1270 .
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Recalling a Translocal Past: Digitising Thai-Mon palm-leaf manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003708970
040-003708981 - Is part of:
- EAP1123/4 : Wat Metārāng Collection
EAP1123/4/11 : History of the Relics of the Shwedagon Pagoda - Hierarchy:
- 032-003708970[0011]/040-003708981
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1123/4
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 58 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1123-4-11
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Mon
- Scripts:
- Myanmar (burmese)
- Start Date:
- 1908
- End Date:
- 1908
- Date Range:
- 1908
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Thailand
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Arrangement:
- Ordering follows Mon letters of alphabet, KA to GO bundle 1; KA to KHE bundle 2
- 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)