MS. S. Digby Or. 128 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Simon Digby Oriental Collection
Contents
2 works by Chhatar Mal son of Prān Chand Munshī on the subjects of India and Accounting
1. ff. 1-87
Title: Nuskhah-ʼi Dīvān-pasand
Title: نسخۀ دیوانپسند
An official manual of land management and revenue collection.
Language(s): Persian
References
Rieu, III, 990A, (Or. 2011)
2. ff. 87-107
Title: Ḥisāb al-mubtadī
Title: حساب المبتدى
A treatise on revenue accountancy, composed for Mr. Robert Duncan, Superintendent of the East India Company School, Agra.
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: ff. 107
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
Shikastah and Siyāq.
History
Origin: 3rd Rajab 1252 AH; 15th October 1836 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Sir Richard Burn Collection.
The collections of Mr. Simon Digby. Acquired November 1968.
Donated to the Bodleian Libraries by the Trustees of the Simon Digby Memorial Charity, April 2015.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on handlist of Simon Digby with additional enhancements by the Fihrist team.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
Subjects
- Accounting--Handbooks, manuals, etc
- India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947
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