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A deed of monetary loan with a house held as collateral by Raghu Siṃha (NS 798)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0451
Title: A deed of monetary loan with a house held as collateral by Raghu Siṃha (NS 798)
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: This deed records a loan transaction of ten mohara coins secured against a house property. Śākyavaṃśa Śrī Bhāvadeva and Vana Siṃha are the witnesses.
Issued by and to: Raghu Siṃha
Place: Vavādeśa
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 798 Vaiśākha bright 15 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1677

Script and language

Language, script: Nepal Bhasa, Sanskrit; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 12.50; 4.00; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: palm-leaf; 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 12/09/2023
Running no., exposures: 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes: Small and compact palm leaf with multiple cross marks.
Technical terms: ṛṇa, mohara, ṭaṅka

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