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Workshop

Measuring Practice with Olai

2019

Inscription

Measuring Rod

Inscription

Measuring Rod

Inscription

Measuring Rod

Workshop

Measuring Rod Inscription

Images from fieldwork documenting the inscription of a standard measuring rod at Seeyamangalam Temple. The inscription is believed to have been commissioned on the order of ..., and it records a measurement in units of length.

2021-10-03

Physical Object

Medal

French Medal

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Meenpidi Kanakku

Contains 198 pages. Readable. Complete. Preserved in good condition. The manuscript deals with day-to-day fishery accounts in the 1940s. It is sourced from a Muslim household in the Coromandel coast.

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Megavurpathi Ariya

Physical Object

Mestak Tondache

Event

Metal Sculpting

2022-08-05

Event

Metal Sculpting

2022-07-15

Event

Metal Sculpting

2022-07-07

Event

Metal Sculpting

2022-05-31

Event

Metal Sculpting

2022-05-29

Event

Metal Sculpting

2022-05-24

Physical Object

Modern Weighing Balance

Read the measuring instruments overview and theme description here

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Mukkani Marakkal

With four legs

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Munthiri Vaipaadu

Contains 7 leaves. Readable. Complete. Preserved in good condition. This manuscript deals with number table from fractions to crore.

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Munthiri Vaipaadu

Contains 15 leaves. Readable. Complete. Good condition. 4-5 lines per page. This manuscript deals with number table from fractions to crore and named as muttappan (kanakku). A poem is found praising Lord Muruga at the end of the manuscript.

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Munthiri Vaipaadu

Contains 9 leaves. Readable. Complete. 4-5 lines per page approximately. Preserved in good condition. This manuscript deals with number table from fraction to crore and has been termed as pḻaṉiyappaṉ mintirilakkam.

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Munthiri Vaipaadu

Contains 6 leaves. Readable. Complete. preserved in good condition. 6-7 lines per page. This manuscript deals with number table from fraction to crore. This text is titled as Karuppanna Munthirilakkam in the manuscript.

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Muntiri Ilakkam

Contains 5 leaves. Readable. Complete. 5-6 lines per page approximately. bad condition. This manuscript deals with multiplication table from fraction to crore, would be included in curriculum for primary level. This manuscript would be belonged to Periya Thambi, Karuppanan.

Physical Object

Muntiri Ilakkam

Contains 8 leaves. Readable. Incomplete. 5-6 lines per page approximately. Good condition. This manuscript deals with multiplication table from fraction to crore, considered to be basic mathematics.

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Muntiri Ilakkam

Contains 17 leaves. Readable. Incomplete. 5-6 lines per page approximately. some leaves are damaged. Two leaves with page number 16 and 17 are missing. But it is wrongly titled Muntiri Ilakkam. This manuscript served as a pedagogic material to the primary level students.

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Muntiri Ilakkam

Contains 5 leaves. Readable. Complete. 5-6 lines per page approximately. bad condition. This manuscript deals with multiplication table from fraction to crore, would be included in curriculum for primary level. This manuscript would be belonged to Periya Thambi, Karuppanan.

Physical Object

Muntiri Ilakkam

Contains 6 leaves. Readable. Complete. Good condition. 5-6 lines per page approximately. This manuscript deals with number table from fraction to crore and has titled as muttusamy muntirilakkam.

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Muntiri Ilakkam

Contains 10 leaves. Readable. Complete. 4 - 5 lines per page approximately. Good condition. This manuscript served as a multiplication table from fraction to crore included in primary level curriculum.

Physical Object

Muntiri Ilakkam

Contains 8 leaves. Readable. Complete. 4-7 lines per page. preserved in good condition. This manuscript deals with multiplication table from fraction to crore, would be included in curriculum for primary level.

Physical Object

Muntiri Ilakkam

Contains 10 leaves. Readable. Complete. 4-5 lines per page approximately. Preserved in good condition. This manuscript deals with multiplication table from fraction to crore, would be included in curriculum for primary level. This manuscript would be belong to the one Mu. Karuppanan.

Physical Object

Muntiri Ilakkam

Contains 10 leaves. Readable. Complete. 4-5 lines per page. preserved in good condition. This manuscript deals with multiplication table from fraction to crore, would be included in curriculum for primary level. This manuscript would be belong to the one Karu. Muttusamy.

Physical Object

Muntkladb-Dar-Hisassb

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Muthu Kanakku

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

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Muthu Kanakku

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Nadi Nul

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Nali

With iron handel

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Nali (Padi)

Brass with Iron Batch on top. Belong to the Sankaran Kovil (temple), Registered year 1819 or 1829. Since it was not used in the temple, it was given to the Museum on 13.6.89

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Inscription

Nannilam kalvettukal, TN state archaeology, no, 73/1977

திருவுலகளந்த தஞ்சாவூர் இமூவைந்தப் படிகோல்

~ 1300

Physical Object

Navaai Saastiram

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Navagrahaamsam

The dimension of this palm leaf manuscript is 24 x 3.5. Contains 12 leaves. 7 lines per page. Preserved in good condition. Pages are arranged in the order. This text deals with the calculation of the planets to use in rituals and to draw yantras. Explains how to do the rituals.