Ankar Puthi
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"Ankar Puthi."
Archive of Mathematical Practices.
Accessed September 9, 2026.
https://echoes.ifpindia.org/s/shmp_landing/document/ASS_DHAS_MATH_MANU_003
Item Details
- Title
- Ankar Puthi
- Description
- The manuscript contains calculations concerning āṭhkathā, relationships among different units of measurement, pancak, mahinā, land surveying, donations, and other specialised subjects. It also illustrates how mathematical calculations were employed not merely for practical purposes but also for interpreting and forecasting events, particularly in determining whether an occurrence was favourable and in assessing the auspiciousness of particular events.
- Identifier
- ASS_DHAS_MATH_MANU_003
- Title Variant
- অংকৰ পুথি
- Title Translation
- Ankar Puthi
- Material
- Tulāpāt (Handmade Cotton Paper)
- Language
- Medieval Assamese
- Transcript Of
- Medieval Assamese
- Subject
- Kaitheli Mathematics
- Extent
- 40
- Number
- 10-20
- Has Dimension
- 11 cm x 27 cm
- Completion
- 9th Phāguṇ, 1742
- Current Repository
- Department of Historical and Antiquarian Studies, Guwahati
- Spatial Coverage
- 26.18815048167283, 91.74590562883563
- Current Accession Id
- 140
- Bibliographic Citation
-
Rajkhowa, Dr. Rasna. Kaitheli Anka: A Mathematical Tradition in Medieval Assam. The Directorate of Historical and Antiquarian Studies, Government of Assam, 2026. pg. 22-24.
Rajkhowa, Dr. Rasna. Kaitheli Ankar Itibritta. The Directorate of Historical and Antiquarian Studies, Government of Assam, 2026. pg. 20-22. - Contributor
- Rajkhowa, Dr. Rasna. Kaitheli Ankar Puthi. The Directorate of Historical and Antiquarian Studies, Government of Assam, 2025.
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