Publication Place
Bavarian State Library Munich -
Bavarian State Library Munich
Subject
natural sciences
Type
Other
Language
Tamil
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
19
Physical Dimensions
20,5 / 20,8 x 3 cm
Library
Qalamos
Library Asset ID
Cod. tam. 607
Record ID
DE12Book_manuscript_00011215
Library Location
Bavarian State Library Munich
Notes
COVER SHEET, left: [characters “piḷḷaiyār cuḻi” or ōṃ] / kaṭavuḷ / tuṉai 2r, left, 1-5: pātacā / ram / kaḷyā / caci [characters “piḷḷaiyār cuḻi” for 2] / cacam 7r,left,1-2: tiṉai / cuṉi [or: cuḷi?] 12v,left,1-2: kiḷamai / kavi 13r,left,1-2: navakiṟka [nava-kiraka-] / camayam 14r,left,1-2: kayai / ṉāḷ 15r,left,1-2: māca / palaṉ (in columns) 16r,left,1-2: maṉai / ṉūl — palm leaf (folded over rib), slightly damaged front cover sheet, no back cover sheet — palm leaf (folded over rib), slightly damaged front cover sheet, no back cover sheet — palm leaf — HOROSCOPE (glosses): Migration of the planets through the lunar mansions (pātacāram), moon (caci from cacam = “hare”);
Saturday (?) (tiṉai cuṉi), an auspicious day; Friday (?) (kiḷamai
kavi); the timeline of the nine planets (nava-kiraka-camayam); a day in the moon house
Kayiṉi (?) (kayai for kayiṉi ?); the keeper of the month (māca palaṉ); Teaching for that
House (= the family) (maṉai ṉūl), DATE (page 7r, v): Day 8 in the month Āṭi, when the sun enters the zodiac sign Cancer, in the year of Jupiter
Viya (Skt. Vyaya), a Thursday, SANSKRIT TERMINI: The number of Grantha characters and not or barely Tamilized Sanskrit terms
suggest that this text is based on the luni-solar calendar system of India
could. - Tamils today do not use a mixed system. You have a solar calendar,
which is similar to the European one, even if the names of the months and the respective ones
The beginnings of the months differ from the Gregorian calendar.
Sample Text
Blatt 7r, Z.1-6: ari.. | makara kaṇayati yēnamā .. jaṉaṉi jeṇaya jeṟavukku ya / ṉā varataṉikul caṇayataṟam
yata viyikiya pūrava puṇaṇiyaṉām / likki tējeṇam yatirikā cuyathri | vicaiyal [Verschmutzung]
tiramaraṉ / ṟāralivākaṉ cakararatam kacaṇaḷakṇamē .. kalicellāka / riṉṟā kollam kuraiyaka
{varuṣam} viya {varuṣam} kaṭaka ravi āṭi {mācam} Bl.7v,Z.1: 8 {tēti} kuruvāṟam [lies: kuruvāram] ... — Blatt 19v, Z.1-5: āka ceṇam mati-vaya 854 (8[00] + 5 x 10 + 4) {varuṣam} [unleserlich] 8 kirā[n]tuḷ
(?) 12 / {varuṣam} paṅkūṉi {mātam} {tēti} 7 velai [lies ?: veḷḷai] cayai 8 (?) uyil
/ tiṟa tikai pāta jihvam {varaikkum} (?) kṣaṉaikum palaṉ jātakakku / caṟā[vamu]ṭaiyum
yēvaliṭam / pevañaṉ (?) jērattavapum tamai poruḷ
Sınıf numarası
Cod. tam. 607
Koleksiyon
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München
Editör
Claudia Weber
Lisans
CC0 1.0
Proje
KOHD
Düzenleme durumu
finished
