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EAP1056/14/33
- Record Id:
- 040-004073308
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004073275
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100140101860.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1056/14/33
- Title:
- புராண நூல் [பாற்கடல் கடைந்த கதை] [16th century-20th century]
- Additional Titles:
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Untitled mythological text [Ocean of Milk legend]
- Scope & Content:
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This palm-leaf manuscript is a Hindu mythological work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil. On the basis of linguistic analysis, it could be dated to the late 18th or 19th century. The first part of the manuscript illustrates a popular mythological story that centered around Hindu cosmology and god Vishnu in which devars and asurars churn the ocean of milk using the snake Vasuki in anticipation to obtain the nectar of immortal life. The latter part of the manuscript is also related to god Vishnu and is written in Tamil prose.
Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 342 leaves.
Physical characteristics: L 45 cm, W 02 cm.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Survey and digitisation of individual manuscript collections in Northern Sri Lanka
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004073275
040-004073308 - Is part of:
- EAP1056/14 : பத்மநாபன் சர்வேஸ்வரா ஐயர் சேகரம் [16th century-20th century]
EAP1056/14/33 : புராண நூல் [பாற்கடல் கடைந்த கதை] [16th century-20th century] - Hierarchy:
- 032-004073275[0033]/040-004073308
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1056/14
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 342 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1056-14-33
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Tamil
- Scripts:
- Tamil
- Start Date:
- 1500
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 16th century-20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Sri Lanka
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
- Physical Characteristics:
- L 45 cm, W 02 cm
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at No-98, Chetty street, Nallur, Jaffna
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)