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Plate MS · KUALTirukkuṟaḷதிருக்குறள்

URN · urn:vamshanidhi:manuscript:vedic-tirukkual

Manuscript · palm leaf

Provisional

திருக்குறள்

Tirukkuṟaḷ

Thirukkural

1330 folios
0% transcribed

Held at SML

Provenance ledger

6 entries

  1. Dating-300–400 CE · range certaintymanuscriptal
  2. Held atSarasvati Mahal Library · Thanjavur, Indiaverified evidence
  3. Materialpalm leaf · Taml scriptverified evidence
  4. Catalogue IDsmarta · SMLverified evidence
  5. ReferenceWikisource — Thirukkural (public domain)manuscriptal
  6. Dynastic patronizedPandyascholarly interpretation

IPreservation outlook

Conservation triage · ADR-0053
80 / 100Critical
  • Climate+30
  • Material+25
  • Custody+5
  • Digitisation+20

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IICite this manuscript

"திருக்குறள்" (tam/Taml, -300–400 CE). Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur, India, ms. smarta. Vamshanidhi URN: urn:vamshanidhi:manuscript:vedic-tirukkual.

"திருக்குறள்" (tam/Taml, -300–400 CE). Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur, India, ms. smarta. Vamshanidhi URN: urn:vamshanidhi:manuscript:vedic-tirukkual.

IVDynastic attestations

VTitle in other scripts

  • tam · Tamlதிருக்குறள்
  • san · LatnTirukkuṟaḷ
  • kan · Kndaತಿರುಕ್ಕುರಳ್
  • hin · Devaतिरुक्कुरल· also तिरुवल्लुवर की कृति
  • tel · Teluతిరుక్కురళ్
  • eng · LatnThirukkural· also Kural, Muppaal, Tamil Veda
  • mal · Mlymതിരുക്കുറൾ
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