Nīlakaṇṭhī, circa 1700-1850; नीलकण्ठी, १७००-१८५०

Alternate Title:

Tājakaṇīlakaṇṭhi

Name:

Nīlakaṇṭha, active 16th century

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a manual and astrological treatise used for contemplation and consultation and deals with the twelve bhavas which are aligned with the twelve signs of the zodiac. Includes some tables with numbers and characters.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Divination; Hindu astrology; Hindu astronomy; Divination -- India

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); manuals (instructional materials); treatises; tables (documents); Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (50 leaves) : paper; 13 x 25 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 50r); alternate title Tājakaṇīlakaṇṭhi from lower cover page (f. 50v).; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.; 50 leaves foliated 1-50, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: idaṃ / nīlakaṃṭipustakaṃ saṃpūrṇam astū (f. 50r).; Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1867

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts