Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 32
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ JUNE, 1903.] EARLY PUBLICATIONS OF THE SERAMPORE MISSIONARIES. 243 Telinga Language. Three Gospels in the press. Burman. Translation of N. T. progressing. Maguda, the learned language both of the Burman Empire, and of Ceylon. Translation commenced. Cashmire Language. Translation of N. T. commenced. A fount of type in Seek (i. e., Gurmukhi) has been completed. Fourth Memoir. Dated June, 1812. This Memoir refers to the fire (on March 11, 1812) at Serampore which had such a disastrous effect on the translations. It contains a tabular statement showing all the work done up to date. From this I take the following new information : Sungskrit. O. T. Historical books partly printed. Partly in manuscript. Chinese. N. T. St. John in the press. Rest printed. Bengalee. Third Edition of N. T. printed. Second Edition of Pentateuch nearly printed. Orissa Language. Historical books partly printed, Hindee. Second Edition of N. T. in the press. Kurnata. St. Matthew ready for the press, Assam. N. T. partly translated. Pushtoo or Affghan, Translation commenced. Fifth Memoir. Dated 1813. Sungskrit. Historical books nearly completed. Hindee. Pentateuch printed. Brij-bhassa. St. Matthew going to press. Mahratta. Pentateuch printed. Historical books in the press. Bengalee. Fourth Edition of N. T., five thousand copies, the largest number ever printed, in the press. Second Edition of Pentateuch printed. 1000 copies. Historical books in the press. Orissa. Historical books nearly printed. Telinga. New types cast, the former having been destroyed in the fire. A grammar printed. N. T. gone to press, St. Matthew nearly finished. Kurnata. N. T. in the press. A grammar ready for the press. Maldivian. Translation of the Gospels finished. A fount of types in this alphabet, which in the name and figure of the letters bears a pretty strong resemblance to the Persian alphabet,' is nearly completed. Gujurattée. Translation which had been temporarily stopped resumed. Casting of Gujuratter types begun. St. Matthew already printed in Nâgarî types. Bulochee. St. Matthew in the press. Translation of N. T. advanced to the Acts. Pushtoo. St. Matthew in the press. Translation of N. T. advanced to Romans. Punjabee (called in former Memoirs Seek). New types cast, the former ones having been destroyed in the fire. Grammar published. N. T. printed as far as Romans. Kashmeer Language. A fount of types (in the Sâradâ character) has been prepared. Translation advanced to I; Corinthians. St. Matthew in the press.

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