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A sale deed for the Vakati field by Tribhovana Kasta to Jayamāna Kasta (NS 795)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0325
Title: A sale deed for the Vakati field by Tribhovana Kasta to Jayamāna Kasta (NS 795)
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: This document records the sale of the land known as Vakati-kṣetra by Tribhovana Kasta to Jayamāna Kasta at Śrī Madhyapurī (NS 795). Daivajña Tavaḍhika Joṣi, Mānasīnduvāra, Indra Siṃha Duvāra, Ukho Duvāra, Manamohana Siṃha Vande, Manahola Siṃha Duvāra, Sidhitvākā Bubhaṃdri, and Jirāyasiṃkhvāsa are the witnesses and Kāyastha Dala is the scribe.
Issued by and to: Tribhovana Kasta; Jayamāna Kasta
Place: Mādu Ṭola, Thimi
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 795 Āṣāḍha dark 5 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1674

Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 59.00; 3.00; 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 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 half letter of Śri mark is visible. Broken parts are stick together. Date is written at the back of the palm leaf which is added later.
Technical terms: Guṭhi, ropanīkā

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