[INDOLOGY] Indic Script identification: De Jong Collection Manuscripts

[Nathan McGovern]

It was clear to me as soon as I looked at the first two pictures that 
they are some sort of Tai script, since many of the aksaras are similar 
if not identical to those found in modern standard Thai. I'm not very 
familiar with other Tai scripts, however, so I showed the pictures to 
Justin McDaniel of Penn, and he said that they are written in the Lanna 
script, i.e., the script of the Lanna kingdom of Chiang Mai. There are, 
however, some modern features probably borrowed from Lao.

Best,

Nathan McGovern
Dalhousie University

On 10/25/2015 10:49 AM, Arlo Griffiths wrote:
> I concur with Dr. Kieffer-Pülz. Definitely a Southeast Asian script, 
> although not one I have direct experience with.
>
> Consult François Lagirarde (EFEO/Chiang Mai): francois.lagirarde at efeo.net
>
> Arlo Griffiths
> EFEO/Paris
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: kauzeya at gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 20:44:36 +0200
> To: dnreigle at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Indic Script identification: De Jong 
> Collection Manuscripts
> CC: indology at list.indology.info
>
> ha ha, well, according to my friend Petra Kieffer-Pülz, I *am* totally 
> wrong! She writes:"It looks more like some type of Khom script."
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 3:09 PM, David and Nancy Reigle 
> <dnreigle at gmail.com <mailto:dnreigle at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Dear Clemency,
>
>     The two images that you have labelled Tibetan Manuscript 1 and
>     Tibetan Manuscript 2 are definitely in Tibetan. Possibly if we had
>     a scan of the other side of the folio in Tibetan Manuscript 2 we
>     could determine the title. After the first phrase, which continues
>     a sentence from the other side, it gives a series of homages:
>     homage to the Buddha, homage to the dharma, homage to the sangha, etc.
>
>     Best regards,
>
>     David Reigle
>     Colorado, U.S.A.
>
>     On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 1:03 AM, Clemency Montelle
>     <clemency.montelle at canterbury.ac.nz
>     <mailto:clemency.montelle at canterbury.ac.nz>> wrote:
>
>         Dear Colleagues,
>
>         I'm preparing a small exhibition on the De Jong collection
>         that is now held by the University of Canterbury in New
>         Zealand
>         (http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/collserv/dejong.shtml) as
>         part of initiatives to make this scholarly asset more visible
>         to the research community (and university officials so they
>         are reminded of its worth and importance!)
>
>         I found in some of the archival boxes several manuscripts that
>         I would like to put on display, but I'm having trouble
>         identifying the scripts of them.
>
>         Two images appear to be from a Palm Leaf manuscript in some
>         sort of South Indian script but I can't put my finger on it
>         exactly.
>
>         The other two images appear to be in Tibetan.  Could someone
>         kindly confirm this for me?
>
>         (I'm busy getting the librarians to take images of the final
>         folia in case I can make out a colophon...)
>
>         Any help greatly appreciated!
>
>         With best wishes,
>         Clemency
>
>         ---
>
>         Dr Clemency Montelle
>
>         http://www.math.canterbury.ac.nz/~c.montelle/
>         <http://www.math.canterbury.ac.nz/%7Ec.montelle/>
>
>         School of Mathematics and Statistics
>
>         University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha
>
>         Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140
>
>         NEW ZEALAND
>
>
>         This email may be confidential and subject to legal privilege, it may
>         not reflect the views of the University of Canterbury, and it is not
>         guaranteed to be virus free. If you are not an intended recipient,
>         please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message
>         and any attachments.
>
>         Please refer tohttp://www.canterbury.ac.nz/emaildisclaimer  for more
>         information.
>
>
>
>         _______________________________________________
>         INDOLOGY mailing list
>         INDOLOGY at list.indology.info <mailto:INDOLOGY at list.indology.info>
>         indology-owner at list.indology.info
>         <mailto:indology-owner at list.indology.info> (messages to the
>         list's managing committee)
>         http://listinfo.indology.info (where you can change your list
>         options or unsubscribe)
>
>
>
>     _______________________________________________
>     INDOLOGY mailing list
>     INDOLOGY at list.indology.info <mailto:INDOLOGY at list.indology.info>
>     indology-owner at list.indology.info
>     <mailto:indology-owner at list.indology.info> (messages to the list's
>     managing committee)
>     http://listinfo.indology.info (where you can change your list
>     options or unsubscribe)
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> J. Silk
> Leiden University
> Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, LIAS
> Matthias de Vrieshof 3, Room 0.05b
> 2311 BZ Leiden
> The Netherlands
>
> copies of my publications may be found at
> http://www.buddhismandsocialjustice.com/silk_publications.html
>
> _______________________________________________ INDOLOGY mailing list 
> INDOLOGY at list.indology.info indology-owner at list.indology.info 
> (messages to the list's managing committee) 
> http://listinfo.indology.info (where you can change your list options 
> or unsubscribe)
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> INDOLOGY mailing list
> INDOLOGY at list.indology.info
> indology-owner at list.indology.info (messages to the list's managing committee)
> http://listinfo.indology.info (where you can change your list options or unsubscribe)



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://list.indology.info/pipermail/indology/attachments/20151025/6d8abf32/attachment.htm>