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A sale deed for a house issued to Jayarāja (NS 569)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0114
Title: A sale deed for a house issued to Jayarāja (NS 569)
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: This document appears to be a sale deed recording the transfer of a house. The legible portions indicate the date of the transaction and identify the buyer, suggesting a formalized agreement of property ownership. Much of the text remains difficult to decipher.
Issued by and to:
Place:
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 569 Phālguna bright 12 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1449

Script and language

Language, script: Nepal Bhasa, Sanskrit; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 30.00; 4.00; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: palm-leaf, talipot; loose; light brown
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Research Unit "Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Premodern Nepal"; Walter Rindfleisch Collection
Source and details: document itself; Digitized by the project “Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal” on 2022/08/08
Running no., exposures: 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes: The back side contains a word, and the dates which were added later. Flower pattern can be seen to the edge of the palm leaf.
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