György Kara (descr.): The Mongol and Manchu Manuscripts and Blockprints in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Mongol Collection
Mong. 176 Divination by Sneezing, Tremor, etc. Manuscript, early 19th century(?) pothi of yellowish Russian paper with wires, 17.5 : 7.1 (14.7 : 15.2) cm, text between two double-lined margin-markers, Mongol pagination (figures and/or spelled out) on the left margin, recto. Calamus, greyish black ink. 15 lines/page. Title on the cover: óm sayin / amuyulang/ boltuyai : sinß=ni sudur-ni bolai . "Om, be proper tranquility! [This] is a book of omens." Inc. f. la (cover verso = nige): O quluyan-a éay-tu kümün naitabasu arikei oldaqu niyur qalamacibasu bayan bolqu, etc. End, f. 4a: O yaqai caytu kümün naitabasu qatun kümün asuraqu . bariyun nidün tatabasu mayu . jegün nidün tatabasu sayin [.] be'y-e tatabasu belig bolqu . Mong. 177 The Origin of the Mongols Manuscript, 19th/20th century vertical concertina of yellowish white Russian (?) paper, 8.5 : 20.8 cm, 9.5 pages (the sheet is 81.5 cm long), no pagination; brush, black ink; 6 lines/page; many corrections, the end of the sheet torn, the end of the text missing, near shorthand, uneven at the beginning, elegant later. From Rinchen (Dec. 1958). Title at the beginning. Inc. p. [1]: Mongyol-un oboyündüsün anu . ["The clan (and) origin of the Mongols"] urid galab-aéa üligsen Qangyai San [= qan] ayula-yin aru-tu Fün ayimay-un Diyan [with Manchu dot] oboytu nigen ebügen genin éjin bülüge. End, p. [9]: tegün-ece kedün jil boluyad jirim inu (uy nutuy-iyan bucaju<ju>yui: üligsen arban 11 on-du irejü [] jasay-i bayiyulju Şabi-i qosiyu bolbai.) Mong. 178 Geser Khan's Message Manuscript, ?19th century pothi of white Russian paper, 6.8 : 22.2 (double-lined frame on f. 2a: 6.0 : 18.6 cm); Mongol pagination on the left margin (beyond frame); thin calamus (or pen?), black ink, small script, 20 lines/page. With Oirat elements (circle for y, diacritical for Q = q, intervocalic T) in the orthography. From Rinchen (with the imprint of his 'Phagspa seal on the cover); his pencil note to the title: Tangdang degerece 1955.7.30-a Saddubaca abuba. "Received from from the Gandan, July 30, 1955." 251
