File BHH/1/68 - Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson, 4 July 1845

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GB 891 BHH-BHH/1-BHH/1/68

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Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson, 4 July 1845

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Eugène Burnouf
(1801-1852)

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Eugène Burnouf (April 8, 1801 – May 28, 1852) was an eminent French scholar and orientalist who made significant contributions to the deciphering of Old Persian cuneiform.

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Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank Hodgson for putting manuscripts at Burnouf's service. The letter includes discussion on scriptures like Trikāndaśesa, Saddharmapundarika etc., historical manuscripts relating to Nepal. Handwritten in French, 4 sides, with accompanying envelope, dated 4 July 1845.

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