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A brass-plate inscription recording the donation of a metal fire-ritual pit by Siṃghamuni of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ and his family (NS 999)

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Identifier: PCVAM_0001_0023
Title: A brass-plate inscription recording the donation of a metal fire-ritual pit by Siṃghamuni of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ and his family (NS 999)
Type, original: Inscription; Original

Content

Abstract: A brass inscription of the fire pit in front of the kvāḥpāḥcheṃ of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ regarding the donation of the pit of metal for the fire ritual by Siṃghamuni, the residents of Vaṃ Bāhāḥ and his family.
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Date

Date: NS 999 Jyeṣṭha Bright fortnight 15 (pūrṇimā) unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1879 CE

Script and language

Language, script: Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 45; 45; cm
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Material, binding, and colour: Brass plate; none; yellow, black
Condition: greasy, slightly illegible; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Vaṃ Bāhāḥ, Lalitpur; 85.32711546987946,27.673353066922413; none
Source and details: NHDP: LAL1740_I_20200914_04.jpg; Photographed by NHDP on 14/09/2020 as: LAL1740_I_20200914_04.jpg
Running no., exposures: 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 3/27/24, 8:09 AM; 2/27/26, 10:05 AM; 28
Notes: DANAM catalogue entry: d2578f40-cfce-4450-a8c1-3092c08ef487
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