Box GTM Shared Box 39
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Bark-book (pustaha) in Batak Language
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 39
Identifier: GTM-0066
Scope and Contents
Magical/medical knowledge compiled by a member of a class of magician-priests called datu, written in the Batak language of Sumatra.
Dates:
1750 - 1850
Japanese sutra scroll, Bussetsu Amida Kyo
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 39
Identifier: GTM-0065
Scope and Contents
Mortuary scroll with the text of the Bussetsu Amida Kyo, or the Shorter Amida Sutra, written in shell gold on indigo-dyed paper; the calligrapher dates the scroll to 1688, one year after the death of their father.
Dates:
1688
Cuneiform tablet
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 39
Identifier: GTM-0067
Content Description
Unknown text in cuneiform.
Dates:
900-300 BCE
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
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Cuneiform tablet
Palm-leaf book (ola) in Tamil
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 39
Identifier: GTM-0064
Scope and Contents
Palm-leaf book (ola) in Tamil, with wooden boards and cord tie, from Chennai (Madras).
Dates:
1850 - 1900