Muthu Kanakku

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"Muthu Kanakku." Archive of Mathematical Practices. Accessed September 9, 2026. https://echoes.ifpindia.org/s/shmp_landing/document/MTK_IFP_PDY_COLL_1_RE_33705

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Title: Muthu Kanakku
Description: Contains 48 leaves. Readable. Incomplete. 7-8 lines per page approximately. Bad condition. This manuscript deals with the pearl measuring calculations and tables.

Muthu Kanakku is the sole text so far available to provide us the table of measurements which seemed to have been in use in the past to measure quality of pearls. The methodology of classifying the pearls, weighing it, and equating the weight to cevvu, a distinct measuring unit used to price quality pearls are given in good detail in this text. The aim of this text is to formulate the table of measuring units of pearl which could have helped the pearl dealers at the market to value the price of pearl.
An edited volume of Muthukanakku published by Palm leaf press can be found here.
Rights: Creative Commons (CC BY SA NC 4.0), Deed Creative Commons (CC BY SA NC 4.0), Legal Code
Identifier: MTK_IFP_PDY_COLL_1_RE_33705
Type: Palm Leaf Manuscript
Title Variant: முத்துக் கணக்கு
Title Translation: muttu kaṇakku
Date Created: CE
Subject: Trade
Language: Tamil
Current Repository Id: RE 33705
Current Location: French Institute, Pondicherry
Spatial Coverage: 11.937045059863284,79.83565169765565
Location - Physical Location: French Institute of Pondicherry, Puducherry
List: French Institute, Pondicherry
Tag: Trade
French Institute of Pondicherry, Puducherry
Palm Leaf manuscript
References: Muthu V Prakash and Gunasekaran Babu, Muttuk Kaṇakku: Muttuk Kaṇakkatikāram eṉkiṟa Muttuk Kaṇakku. 2024. Vol. Book 1, Series 1. History Society Knowledge: வரலாறு சமூகம் சிந்தனை. Palm Leaf Press. https://palmleafpress.net/index.php/plp/catalog/book/12.