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Titre
Date(s)
- 1821 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 archival folder handwritten
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Charles Elliott was born in London in 1776. He married Alicia Boileau in Calcutta in 1802 whilst working for the East india Company. He returned to London, living in Portland Place and was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society. He died in 1856. One of… read more
Histoire archivistique
This manuscript was found within a Pushto-Persian Dictionary which was donated by Charles Elliot in 1831 along with other manuscripts and the published travel diary of his son, Charles Boileau Elliott, Letters from the North of Europe. It is unknown… read more
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The manuscript was discovered within the Pashto-Persian Dictionary (RAS Persian MS 222) in 1983, by Simon Digby, Honorary Librarian.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
"Introduction on the Elements of the Afghan language" which explains about the two divisions of Afghans and their languages, the different tribes in various locations. It consider the alphabet, vocabulary and grammar of the language. This manuscript is… read more
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email.… read more
Conditions de reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Langue des documents
- anglais
- pachto
Zone des sources complémentaires
Unités de description associées
The manuscript was discovered within the Pashto-Persian Dictionary (RAS Persian MS 222). This dictionary is still part of the RAS Collections. Full details can be found https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=2642&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20RAS%20Persian%20MS%20222.
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Elliott Charles 1776-1856 (Sujet)
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Note de l'archiviste
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.