Archival records from Digitising Malay writing in Sri Lanka (EAP609)

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  • A Grammar of the Malayan Language

    File Ref: EAP609/16/1
    A copy of the well known Malay Grammar by William Marsden, published in London in 1812. Some text in Gundal.Physical characteristics of original…

  • Arabic Praises for the Prophet

    File Ref: EAP609/16/2
    A beautifully illuminated manuscript in Arabic, including a maulud text. Final pages have some interlinear Malay translation. Some text in Gundal.…

  • Kitab Nujum

    File Ref: EAP609/17/1
    Astrology book. End missing. Malay, Arabic, Arabu-Tamil, English.Physical characteristics of original material: Small brown notebook – hard cover,…

  • Arabu-Tamil Verse

    File Ref: EAP609/17/2
    Four handwritten pages in Arabu-Tamil, verses partly numbered.Physical characteristics of original material: Pages a bit torn, writing clear.…

  • Angkatan Menulis Ism

    File Ref: EAP609/17/3
    Prayers and recitations for a range of occasions, many to be used for protection (i.e guarding one's body and property from danger). Some text…

  • Weerabangsa Family Notes

    File Ref: EAP609/17/4
    Notes and dates relating to the Weerabangsa family history. Creation dates: Compiled by Maas Tuan Jury Weerabangsa in 1924 in Kurunegala and…

  • Register of Services

    File Ref: EAP609/17/5
    First pages (from left to right) list data of offences (for example gaming, cruelty to animals) and outcomes from Hatton court. The entries begin…

  • Talqeen Notebook

    File Ref: EAP609/17/6
    The notebook contains various prayers including one to be recited by a bride’s father to bridegroom. Arabu-Tamil, Arabic, and note in English.…

  • Talai Fatiha Doa

    File Ref: EAP609/17/7
    The Talai Fatiha poem written by Imam al-'Arus and widely recited among Muslim Tamils and Malays in Sri Lanka, various recitations and advice…

  • Guru Ismail Religious Manual

    File Ref: EAP609/23/1
    According to the owner the book describes the teachings of Islam,includes several doas and describes God’s creation of humankind via the alphabet.…

  • Arabu-Tamil Dhikr

    File Ref: EAP609/27/1
    A book of dhikr in Arabic and Arabu-Tamil. Final page has Arabic letters with numerical equivalents.Physical characteristics of original material:…