Śrāddhāsaṃkalpa, circa 1700-1850; श्राद्धासंकल्प,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a short manual for use by priests or senior householders and outlines some of the rules, regulations, and procedures (Hindu law, Dharma) governing the observance and performance of funeral rites.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Funeral rites and ceremonies; Hindu law; Dharma; Funeral rites and ceremonies -- India

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : paper; 12 x 28 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from margin (f. 1v).; Written in 20 lines per leaf.; 1 leaf.; Mistakes blacked out; some additions in margins. Manuscript treated with yellow turmeric powder.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts