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Land sale deed at Vāndimasthāna by Janaprajāpati to Jamuṇī Vasyā Prajāpati of Balāchha Ṭola (NS 783)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0228
Title: Land sale deed at Vāndimasthāna by Janaprajāpati to Jamuṇī Vasyā Prajāpati of Balāchha Ṭola (NS 783)
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: The document records the sale of a field named Kāśānakva measuring one ropanī by Janaprajāpati to Jamuṇī Vasyā Prajāpati by making a local custom of payment in gold. Rāma is the scribe. Dathva Bāhāra Dāteskaṃ Bhāju, Harirāma Bhāro and Narahari Bhāro are the witnesses.
Issued by and to: Janaprajāpati; Jamuṇī Vasyā Prajāpati
Place: Balāchha Ṭola, Śrī Vāndimasthāna
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 783 Āśvina dark 14 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1662

Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 46.00; 2.50; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: palm-leaf, talipot; loose; 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 2023/09/04
Running no., exposures: 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes: Date is added later at the back of the palm leaf.
Technical terms: ropanī

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