| 1. Text number |
Drangsong 261 |
| 2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
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| 3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration |
No title |
| 4. A brief summary of the item’s contents |
Prayer to the main deity, offering of a golden libation, and a ransom ceremony to eliminate the gshed (executioner-fiends) from all directions. |
| 5. Number of folios |
2 |
| 6. Scribe’s name |
None |
| 7. Translation of title |
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| 8. Transcription of colophon |
bkra shis/ sngags ’changs sangs rgyas ’od gsal gyi dpe gral lags so/ |
| 9. Translation of colophon |
Blessings! This text is from the book collection of the tantrist Sang rgyas ‘od gsal. |
| 10. General remarks |
Incomplete |
| 11. Remarks on script |
dpe tshugs |
| 12. Format |
Loose leaves |
| 13. Size |
7 × 28 cm |
| 14. Layout |
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| 15. Illustrations and decorations |
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| 16. Paper type |
Woven, ply, smooth |
| 17. Paper thickness |
0.24–0.29 mm |
| 18. Nos of folio sampled |
f. 1 right bottom corner |
| 19. Fibre analysis |
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| 20. AMS 14C dating |
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| 21. XRF analysis |
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| 22. RTI |
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| 23. GCMS |
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