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EAP1221/3/1/9
- Record Id:
- 040-004548945
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004548935
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100188553543.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1221/3/1/9
- Title:
- དཔེ་ཆ
- Additional Titles:
-
dpe cha
A Pecha. A Tibetan book, made of sheets of paper, in imitation of the Indian palm-leaf manuscripts.
- Scope & Content:
- A tightly bound book with a red cloth cover. Pages of modern paper bound together. 24 x 12 opening up to approx 42 x 12. A book of songs. Handwritten in both "headless " Tibetan dbu med (Ume) script and "headed " Tibetan dbu mchen (Uchen) script, 30-40 years ago. The texts are transcriptions, sometimes from memory, of the songs the owner heard sung in Gyu. Many pages clearly missing. These are mainly Stone songs (Tib. མཐོ་གླུ་ Wylie. mtho glu).
Extent: One book consisting of 39 folios.
Size and dimensions of original material: Each folio is 24 cm x 12 cm.
Condition of original material: Cover damaged. First pages missing and many pages are clearly missing at the end. Written in blue and black ink, some of which has faded, though is still legible throughout. Some staining and discolouration.
Arrangement: A collection of texts kept in a box within the prayer room of the owner. The text was created in India (Spiti).
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Culturally-Tibetan Household Archives of Spiti
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004548935
036-004548936
040-004548945 - Is part of:
- EAP1221/3 : Sonam Palden Collection
EAP1221/3/1 : Wedding texts
EAP1221/3/1/9 : དཔེ་ཆ - Hierarchy:
- 032-004548935[0001]/036-004548936[0009]/040-004548945
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1221/3
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 42
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1221-3-1-9
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Tibetan
- Scripts:
- Tibetan
- Start Date:
- 1960
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- Late 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- CC BY-NC.
- Arrangement:
- A collection of texts kept in a box within the prayer room of the owner
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies are also held by: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives Gangchen Kyishong Dharamsala 176215 HP, India Tel: +91 9218422467
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in The household of Sonam Palden, Spiti
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)