Early Manuscripts at Iowa: Burma
Pre-1600 (and a few post-1600) manuscripts located in Special Collections at the University of Iowa
Manuscripts from Burma
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Burmese fortune teller's book
Call Number: xMs U584buPublication Date: 19th CenturyContents: Almanac
Place of origin: Chūʺ le Cetī toʻ (Rangoon, Burma)
Language: Burmese -
[Old Burmese book used by fortune teller]Call Number: xMs U584bu2Publication Date: 19th Century?Contents: Unknown
Place of Origin: Burma
Language: Burmese -
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Call Number: xfMs U584bu3Publication Date: ca.1890-1910Contents: Diagrams of cognitive processes (vīthi), followed by an enumeration of other analytical categories—e.g. the different types of matter (rūpa), or of mental factors (cetasika)— and their characteristics, as well as a table of correspondence between the Burmese and Sinhalese scripts.
Place of Origin: Burma
Language: Burmese, Sinhalese