Material relating to the languages of South India

Includes: Four manuscript Tamil letters (A-D); Seven sheets of Kanarese accounts (E-K); and a printed list of forty-five English words with their Telugu equivalents written in by hand (L).


Date(s) of creation: ? late 18th century
Level: Collection
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 12870
Summary: Includes: Four manuscript Tamil letters (A-D); Seven sheets of Kanarese accounts (E-K); and a printed list of forty-five English words with their Telugu equivalents written in by hand (L).
Main author: Unknown
Extent: 12 items
Custodial history: Formerly part of the library of the Orientalist and linguist William Marsden (1754-1836), a portion of which he presented to King's College London in 1835.
Acquisition: A selection of William Marsden's manuscript collection was transferred from King's College London to SOAS shortly after the School's foundation in 1916.
Access status: Open
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: Tamil
Kannada
Telugu
Format: Archive           
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
1269750 India