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A document recording a king's land grant to a Bhaṭṭa Brahmin (NS 785)

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Identifier: PN_0012_0028
Title: A document recording a king's land grant to a Bhaṭṭa Brahmin (NS 785)
Type, original: palm-leaf??; original

Content

Abstract: This palm leaf deals with the land grant made by the king to Bhaṭṭa Brāhman on the occasion of a lunar eclipse. It has a clay seal with the imprint of Triśūla. Names of the king and Brāhman are broken.
Issued by and to: king (name broken)??; Bhaṭṭa Brahman (name broken)??
Place:
Donor, king:
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 12 ropanis and 5 karṣa pākho

Date

Date: NS 755 Phālguna bright 15 (pūrṇimā) unspecified
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit, Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 44.2; 4.5; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: palm-leaf; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: damaged; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Paśupati Gośvārā; Madan Bhatta
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 18/03/1999 as NGMPP PN 12/28
Running no., exposures: PN 580

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 8/17/17, 9:16 AM
Notes: type of document is given as: palm leaf??
Technical terms: ropani, karṣa, pākho

Associated secondary literature

Panta, Maheśarāja: Nevārarājyamā brāhmaṇa - tāḍapatramā lekhiekā 13 vaṭā thapa likhatapatra (page(s) 44-45) [transcription]

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