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Mortgage deed involving Prājāpati Rūpa pledging property for a loan from Śrī Hṛdaya Pāl (NS 715)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0287
Title: Mortgage deed involving Prājāpati Rūpa pledging property for a loan from Śrī Hṛdaya Pāl (NS 715)
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: The document records a financial transaction on Jyeṣṭha Śukla Daśamī in which Prajāpati Rūpa received a loan from Śrī Hṛdaya Pāl (NS 715). The amount involved was measured in ṭaṅkā coins.
Issued by and to:
Place: Vaṅkuyanta, Bhaktapur
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 715 Jyeṣṭha bright 10 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1594

Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 38.00; 2.50; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: palm-leaf, talipot; loose; brown
Condition: damaged; 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: Black ink patached causing damage to the letters causing hard to recognise. Writing is continued to the back side of the palm leaf as well.
Technical terms: ṭaṅkā

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