An inscription on a copper cover for the main beam of the Buṅgadyaḥ chariot recording the year of the cover's commission and details of its manufacture (VS 1996)
| Identifier: | NHDP_0001_0150 |
| Title: | An inscription on a copper cover for the main beam of the Buṅgadyaḥ chariot recording the year of the cover's commission and details of its manufacture (VS 1996) |
| Type, original: | Inscription; original |
Content | |
| Abstract: | The inscription, engraved on the back side of copper cover for the main beam of the Buṅgadyaḥ chariot, records the year of the cover's commission under the prime ministership of Juddha Śamśera Bahādūra Rāṇā and details of its manufacture. |
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Date | |
| Date: | VS 1996 unspecified unspecified unspecified unspecified |
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| Converted: | 1939 |
Script and language | |
| Language, script: | Nepali; Devanagari |
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| No. of folios: | 1 |
| Material, binding, and colour: | gilt copper; none; reddish brown |
| Condition: | Good; back side of the object is corroded and script faint; complete |
Institution | |
| Institution and reg. no.: | Guṭhī Saṃsthāna Office, Taḥ Bāhāḥ; 85.32289037045501,27.670370209509155; none |
| Source and details: | NHDP catalogue entry; own assessment; Photographed by NHDP on 04/05/2022 as LAL0001_I_019 |
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| Created, modified, ID: | 3/9/23, 3:15 PM; 3/19/25, 7:41 AM; 21 |
| Notes: | DANAM catalogue entry: 0942ceb1-e424-4cb0-a635-16b6ae8215d2 Type of writing support: Engraved on the back side of one of a set of two copper covers in the shape of a nāga which are affixed on the front part of the main beam (Nev. dhaḥmā) of the chariot. |
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