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An Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet - Prajna Quest

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324 TIBET.given <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> annexed Plate XHI, written <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Om<strong>in</strong> character :underneathfollows a literal <strong>in</strong>terpretation <strong>of</strong> its contents : a few words arealso subjo<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Uchen character. The letters <strong>in</strong> both run fromleft <strong>to</strong> right : <strong>the</strong> vowels are expressed by marks placed above or beneath<strong>the</strong> consonant, with which <strong>the</strong>y are sounded.No. 1.TRANSLATION.To Mr. Turner, SahebNambar Deo, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tribe <strong>of</strong> Pal<strong>in</strong>g Dukba, <strong>the</strong> greatest, most highand mighty Lion <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong> quarters <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world—<strong>the</strong>se. With <strong>the</strong>Deo all is well : and <strong>in</strong>vocations are cont<strong>in</strong>ually <strong>of</strong>fer<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>the</strong> wellbe<strong>in</strong>g<strong>of</strong> him, whose employment is<strong>the</strong> protection <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> humble, andfrom whose boundless knowledge noth<strong>in</strong>g is concealed. At this time,a letter and presents, bear<strong>in</strong>g my seal, are transmitted, as memorials <strong>of</strong>regard, <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> direc<strong>to</strong>r and disposer <strong>of</strong> all public affairs,<strong>the</strong> GovernorGeneral. My wishes are expressed upon an accompany<strong>in</strong>g paper,written <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bengal language. Let your friendship be perpetuallypreserved <strong>in</strong> memoryj as here<strong>to</strong>fore. This is my desire.

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