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Family inheritance deed distribution of the Hākuju to their Heirs (NS 763)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0296A
Title: Family inheritance deed distribution of the Hākuju to their Heirs (NS 763)
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: The document records that on Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Saptamī at Chhvāch Bahāra, the property of Hākuju, the head of the clan, was divided among his sons, namely Hṛdaya Siṃha (eldest), Jideva, Kutu, Jugidev, and Punacandra (youngest).
Issued by and to:
Place: Chhvāch Bahāra, Bhaktapur
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 763 Bhādra dark 7 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1642

Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 32.50; 5.00; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: palm-leaf, talipot; loose; brown
Condition: fair; 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: 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes: Clay seal is present with unrecognisable mark. The scribe strikethrough half of the third line.
Technical terms: vaṃśa, jyeṣṭha, madhya, kaniṣṭha

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