KevDownUnderInOz Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Hi folks, not quite banknote, I think. I don't know what they are. So forgive me for being a little OT, but the amount of knowledge in here, being the other members, was providing a good chance of someone knowing. Does anyone recognise the language of the script, or know what these are. The are supposed to be from the 1800s. I got some old docs form a trader in the US years ago. These were some of them. Bigger pics here, Old scripts in unknown language Kevin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Its Tibetan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevDownUnderInOz Posted August 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Thanks Drusus, that'll help trying to find some images or info on others of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarotta Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 that'll help trying to find some images or info on others of these. If you want it translated, there are Tibetan scholars in Australia, often associated with Buddhist temples, also often, Westerners themselves. Here in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the community education department of City Parks, and the county-funded two-year community college each occasionally run classes in the language. About 1000 years ago, I placed an article in Coin News (UK) on the Tibetan tangka and for that, I taught myself to read the language. I went to a nearby university library and checked out some books. The original standard text by Karosi-Csoma was available, as were about six or eight others, including Tibetan for Travelers. It's not insurmountable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevDownUnderInOz Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 If you want it translated, there are Tibetan scholars in Australia, often associated with Buddhist temples, also often, Westerners themselves. Here in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the community education department of City Parks, and the county-funded two-year community college each occasionally run classes in the language. About 1000 years ago, I placed an article in Coin News (UK) on the Tibetan tangka and for that, I taught myself to read the language. I went to a nearby university library and checked out some books. The original standard text by Karosi-Csoma was available, as were about six or eight others, including Tibetan for Travelers. It's not insurmountable. Hi, thanking you very much for that info. I'll get onto that. Smiling in amazment and thinking learning Tibetan would be a real trip. OK phonebook open, yup, normal, buddhist tibetan society see Tibetan Buddist society. Ha ha, Here it is, they have a website too, cooking with gas now. www.tibetanbuddhistsociety.org Rang them, spoke to a nice and helpfull fellow that explained that this is how Tibetans wrote their books, so anything could be in it, but more than likely, one of their Buddhist texts. Someone more knowledgable in the language will ring me back soon. So, I might get to find out what it actually says. Interesting page on Tibetan language. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/9594/tibet.html :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarotta Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Interesting page on Tibetan language.http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/9594/tibet.html Thu-chi cheh! Kah-le shu... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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