DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
1. Text number |
Drangsong 113 |
2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
༄༅།།ཤ་བོ་རུ་རྒྱས་བཞུགས་སོ།། |
3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration |
Sha bo ru rgyas bzhugs so// |
4. A brief summary of the item’s contents |
A mdos ritual text about the use of the supernatural deer to acquire good fortune. |
5. Number of folios |
12 |
6. Scribe’s name |
None |
7. Translation of title |
The deer with the spreading antlers |
8. Transcription of colophon |
bkra gshis[shis] sarba mangga laṃ/ |
9. Translation of colophon |
Blessings. May all be auspicious |
10. General remarks |
This ritual is the object of a study by Anne-Marie Blondeau and Samten Karmay (1988) |
11. Remarks on script |
dpe tshugs |
12. Format |
Loose leaves |
13. Size |
9.2 × 32.8 cm |
14. Layout |
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15. Illustrations and decorations |
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16. Paper type |
Woven, 2 layers, polishing traces |
17. Paper thickness |
0.17–0.19 mm |
18. Nos of folio sampled |
f. 5 |
19. Fibre analysis |
Daphne sp. |
20. AMS 14C dating |
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21. XRF analysis |
Main elements: Ca, K, S, Fe, Cl Trace elements: Si, P, Ti, Mn, Cu |
22. RTI |
A) Rendering mode: Default B) Rendering mode: Diffuse Gain |
23. GCMS |
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