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A sale deed for the Midala field by Jayamāna Siṃha Bhāro to Lachamana Kastaka (NS 837)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0314
Title: A sale deed for the Midala field by Jayamāna Siṃha Bhāro to Lachamana Kastaka (NS 837)
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: This document records the sale of the land known as Midala-kṣetra by Jayamāna Siṃha Bhāro to Lachamana Kastaka at Śrī Madhyapurī in NS 837. Vajrācārya Daṇḍapāṇi, Parma Siṃha, Guṇṇavata Siṃha, Davidara Siṃha, Vajrācārya Pūrṇa Siṃha, and Syavahali Bhāro are the witnesses and is written by the Kāyastha Navani Siṃha.
Issued by and to: Jayamāna Siṃha Bhāro; Lachamana Kastaka
Place: Mādu Ṭolam, Thimi
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 837 Jyeṣṭha bright 3 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1716

Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 61.00; 3.50; 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 07/09/2023
Running no., exposures: 2

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. Black ink patches are found. "Yidalabu" is written at the back of the document along with later added date.
Technical terms: kṣetrāṅka, ropanīkā

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