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A sale deed for the Kvadacā field to Canaka Siṃha Prajāpati by Palimāna Prajāpati (NS 881)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0272
Title: A sale deed for the Kvadacā field to Canaka Siṃha Prajāpati by Palimāna Prajāpati (NS 881)
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: The deed records that on Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Daśamī at Śrī Thimi (Madhyapuri) in Hitiphusi Ṭola, Palimāna Prajāpati sold to Canaka Siṃha Prajāpati his self-possessed field known as Kvadacā (NS 881). Numerous witnesses are listed, including Vajrācāryas, Bubhadris, and Prajāpatis, and the scribe was Kāyastha Śunasaṃkha.
Issued by and to: Palimāna Prajāpati; Canaka Siṃha Prajāpati
Place: Hitiphusi Ṭola, Bhaktapur
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 881 Vaiśākha dark 10 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1760

Script and language

Language, script: Nepal Bhasa, Sanskrit; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 71.00; 2.50; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: palm-leaf, talipot; loose; brown
Condition: broken; 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: 3

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes: Clay seal with no visible mark is present. Edge of the palm leaf has missing section.
Technical terms: panikā

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