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Cūṭāmaṇi nikaṇṭu (fragment) by Maṇṭalapuruṭan, 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-1717/PL.83
Scope and Contents

Comprises the first section of a lexicon in verse by the sixteenth century Jaina Maṇṭalapuruṭan. This section covers names of deities, commencing with the Jaina god Arukan. Evidence suggest that this copy was written out by a Muslim, which is unusual as the text is not Islamic.

Dates: 19th century

Fragment of a commentary on some work, 18th or 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-1717/PL.85
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Fragment of a commentary on some work. Context unknown.

Dates: 18th or 19th century

Mūturai (complete) by Auvaiyār, 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-1717/PL.84
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A didactic poem attributed to the poetess Auvaiyār.

Dates: 19th century

Tivākarum (fragment) by Tivākarar, 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-1717/PL.82
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Tamil dictionary, compiled c. 9th century CE by Tivakārar. The full text lists about 9,500 words and consists of 12 sections, most of which deal with synonyms, while the 11th section deals with homonyms. This first section deals with the names of Hindu gods, commencing with Sarikara (Siva).

Dates: 19th century

Tivākarum (fragment) by Tivākarar, ?18th century

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Identifier: Coll-1717/PL.86
Scope and Contents

Tamil dictionary, compiled c. 9th century CE by Tivakārar. The full text lists about 9,500 words and consists of 12 sections, most of which deal with synonyms, while the 11th section deals with homonyms. In this fragment, titles of deities are listed.

Dates: ?18th century