1700–1850

Bulabula

ms_coll_390item_1914 · University of Pennsylvania

hi Devanāgarī Script Description of Birds and omens associated with them.
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1914
Language hi
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

Bulabula is a text that describes 16 different kind of birds with the help of closely accurate, illustrated and multi coloured drawings. The text also give omens associated with the respective bird. This Ms. has 10 lines of discription for each bird and the name of the bird is given under the illustration. Some of the names maybe of older nomenclature or localised names which may be different from Hindi language slightly in pronounciation. The 16 Birds in the Ms. are [1] Bulabula in (f.1a), [2] Tāturā in (f.1b), [3] Baṭka in (f.2a), [4] Kuliṃga in (f.2b), [5] Durāja in (f.3a), [6] Bāja in (f.3b), [7] Kharagosa in (f.4a), [8] Kabūtara in (f.4b), [9] Jaga jaga in (f.5a), [10] Hadada in (f.5b), [11] Akaḥ Akaḥ in (f.6a), [12] Totā in (f.6b), [13] Laka laka in (f.7a), [14] Mānarūka in (f.7b), [15] Ṭoṭarū in (f.8a), [16] Phākati in (f.8b). This Ms. is written 10 lines per folio. The Ms. lacks a title. It is titled after the first bird drawing discription. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections & additions are present in the margins.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Bulabula
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_1914
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language hi
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Description of Birds and omens associated with them.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Description of Birds and omens associated with them.