Private Collection of I Made Kajeng Waras Himawan Suweca
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Mantras; Traditional Medicine
Copyist:
Anonymous
Begin Year Date:
1850
End Year Date:
1950
Script:
Balinese
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
3.2 x 29 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
3 x 28 cm
Text block dimension:
2.6 x 23 cm
Number of pages:
74 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text contains a collection of mantras to redeem a promise, to pay debts after death, and other mantras such as mantra pancasaraswati, puja saraswati, mantra penyampi (to cleanse buildings), and mantra wisnudewa.
The manuscript also contains recipes for traditional Balinese medicines to cure a variety of diseases.
Other notes:
Page numbering of the whole manuscript 1-37 on the verso sides of the leaves.