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Description and Holding Information
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1777, Code of Gentoo Laws
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Code of Gentoo Laws, or Ordinations of the Pundits from a Persian Translation, made from the Original, Written in the Shanscrit Language. Printed in the Year MDCCLXXVII (London 1777). Approximately 415 p. This English-language volume includes a letter of transmission from Warren Hastings; the Translator’s Preface (pp. ix-lxx); a Preliminary Discourse; a list of Names of the Bramins who compiled this work; a Glossary of such Shanscrit, Persian and Bengal words as occur in this Work; a Table of Contents; a Preface (Account of the Creation); and the main text, a digest of Hindu law in 21 chapters (English translation by Nathaniel Brassey Halhed).
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Title:
A code of Gentoo laws, or, Ordinations of the pundits : from a Persian translation, made from the original, written in the Shanscrit language.
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OCLC Number:
642279408
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Available Volumes
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Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
Vol. 1 | | Yes | Yes |
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