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Instructions on how to calculate dates of Cham calendar and choose good days to build houses
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manuscripts (document genre)calendars (documents)
1800-2000
The material used to belong to Maduen Gru Dong Muon (born in 1956). After his death 36 years ago, it was handed down to his daughter named Dong Thi Di. At present, all the material has been given to Pasaih Dong Van Troi, who is Mrs. Dong Thi Di's son.
32 unnumbered pages
Cham manuscripts, bound into volumes with thread. Their covers, with torn margins, are made of blue hard paper. The book's content was written in Akhar Thrah language with India ink on thin paper. Pages 26 and 27 were left blank. Page 27 was torn. The material is in good condition. Size (width - length), 23 x 23 cm
The material covers calendar. The content is about instructions on how to calculate dates of Cham calendar and choose good days to build houses.
Digitization of this manuscript was funded by the British Libaries' Endangered Archives Programme through the project, Digitisation of the Endangered Cham Manuscripts of Vietnam (no. EAP698).
Chamic languages