György Kara (descr.): The Mongol and Manchu Manuscripts and Blockprints in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Mongol Collection
land", also about huangdou "yellow beans" and jingguoqi "respect for the national flag"; emblem with monkey as above. Vol. V, Table of Contents (muci, ff. [01 ]ab); 50 lessons (ff. 1—32b) beginning with qinxue "diligent study" and ended with gaojia = äluge yuyuqu "asking for a leave"; ff. 22ab: yuän tabuduyar keäyel. dürtsün-i tolilan abqu saba "Lesson 35". The vessel which reflects and takes the shape" with the picture of a camera on the verso; emblem as above. Vol. VI, Table of Contents (muci, ff. [01 ]ab); 50 lessons (ff. 1—35b) beginning with human life and ending with todadqayői Sil "magnifier"; emblem as above. Vol. VII, Table of Contents (muci, ff. [01]ab); 50 lessons (ff.l-45b) beginning with Yuan Taizu Cinggis qayan (illustration on f. la: a drawn portrait of Chinggis khan); ending with the story of a stolen horse; f. 15b, lesson 18: könggen kei-dü bömböge "balloon" (with a drawing); f. 29a, lesson 34: ularil-i toytoyaysan ary-a, about the seasons (with a drawing of the revolution of the Sun, Earth and Moon); f. 30a, lesson 35, emünesi jyaqu jegüü (with the drawing of a compass); f. 45b: a drawing of two cranes; emblem as above. Vol. VIII, Table of Contents (muci, ff. [01 ]ab); 50 lessons (ff. I^l5b) beginning with Yuan Taizong Ögödei (his portrait on f. 2b) and ending with Graduation; f. 8a, lesson 9: âkil yan üge "telephone" (illustrated); f. 17a, lesson 18: jegün bara yun qoyar dalay-yin Jam-un nebterel "Travels between the East and the West" (with Marco Polo's portrait); f. 22b, lesson 13: ayur-tu tergen-ü badar an delgeregsen ucir (on the development of the locomotive; on f. 23a: text with a drawing of Cagnof s tricycle locomotive; f. 24a: another four-wheel locomotive; f. 24b: a train; f. 26a: a modem locomotive); f. 30b: Temür of Yuan; ff. 44a, 45ab: botanical figures. Mong. 98 Lost. According to L. Ligeti's handwritten list: "Without title. Incipit: buyu . Qabul-iyan [= qan] qaliysan qoyin-a ded köbegün inu, etc. Beginning and end missing. (A historical work.)" - It was an early (?) 19th century double-leaved manuscript written with brush, black ink, on yellowish Chinese paper. It contained the Üjüméin Gombojab's chronicle Gangga-yin urusqal, a version ampler and older than the St. Petersburg manuscript ed. by L. Puckovskij. [Original and transcription with draft of study were lost with my leather bag stolen in December, 1965. - Gy. Kara.] Mong. 99 Prayers for the Parents Manuscript, ?17th century pothi, brownish, fragile paper pasted of several layers, 26.2 : 9.5 (23.2 : 8.3) cm, frame comers marked by holes; calamus, black and red ink, old style calligraphy, ritual instructions in small script; 18 lines/page; pagination in Mongolian (also 146
