ऋग्वेद Rigveda, Śaka 1682-1683, 1760-1761 C.E.
Item
Identifier: Or Ms 497.1-2
Scope and Contents
Astaka 5-8. Pada text. Written in Kedarghat in Benares (Varanasi) by Bahutula Bhikam Bhatta, saka 1682-3 (1760-1 CE). Copied for Taddini Raghunatha. The Rigveda is the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text, probably dating from second half of the second millennium BCE. Originally transmitted orally, its early layers are among the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language.
Dates
- Creation: Śaka 1682-1683
- Creation: 1760-1761 C.E.
Creator
- Bahutula Bhikam Bhatta (Scribe of Or Ms 497.1-2) (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Sanskrit (script: Devanagari)
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
2 Volumes : Codices, paper
Other Finding Aids
Handlist 8.2
Custodial History
Signature: "John Muir, Sep. 1857".
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the University of Edinburgh Library by John Muir.
Physical Description
Green leather binding with gilt decoration.
Source
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk