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A copper inscription at Tuṃchẽ Bāhāḥ, Makhaṃ, Kathmandu, recording the offering of a gilded hegā by Pūrṇṇasiṃha Bhāro, Dhalamuni, Harṣarāma, Ratnadeva, and others during the reign of King Mahīpatendra Malla (NS 807)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0309
Title: A copper inscription at Tuṃchẽ Bāhāḥ, Makhaṃ, Kathmandu, recording the offering of a gilded hegā by Pūrṇṇasiṃha Bhāro, Dhalamuni, Harṣarāma, Ratnadeva, and others during the reign of King Mahīpatendra Malla (NS 807)
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: During the reign of King Mahīpatendra Malla, Pūrṇṇasiṃha Bhāro, Dhalamuni, Harṣarāma, Ratnadeva, and others offered a gilded outer garment (hegā) to the main deity (kvāḥpāḥdyaḥ) of the Bāhāḥ.
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Date

Date: NS 807 Pauṣa (Pusa) Dark fortnight unspecified unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1686

Script and language

Language, script: Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 6.5; 18; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: copper; unspecified; reddish brown
Condition: Damaged; color paint, some letter damaged; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Tuṃchẽ Bāhāḥ, Makhaṃ, Kathmandu; 85.30911195160877,27.705070806974717; unspecified
Source and details: NHDP catalogue entry; own assessment; Photographed by NHDP on 09/01/2023 as: KAT1470_I_005
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Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/23/26, 10:31 AM; 4/23/26, 10:31 AM; 28
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