Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1870 - Rāma Daivajña, active 17th century - Muhūrtacintāmaṇi
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Information about this record
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Rāma Daivajña, active 17th century.
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| Title: |
Muhūrtacintāmaṇi, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (44 leaves) : paper ; 14 x 34 cm.
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| Summary: |
Manuscript is used for consultation and study and is a manual and treatise on divination and reading the signs of planetary
movement within the context of Hindu astrology and astronomy; makes predictions about the upcoming year related to various
aspects of human life. There are tables of numbers and characters related to the planets throughout the manuscript.
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| Notes: |
Title from title page (f. 1r).
Written in 11-12 lines per leaf.
44 leaves foliated 1-20, [i], 21-43, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti yātrāprakaraṇaṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 43v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red
throughout; vertical margins marked with six red lines.
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1870.
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1870
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| Manuscript location: |
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390
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| Vernacular script: |
मुहूर्तचिन्तामणि, १७००-१८५०.
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