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Subject:Re: Info about this book or edict on 4 copper leaves
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Oct 06, 2019
維明命拾年歳次巳丑拾月壬戌朔越拾五日丙子 -
In the 10th Year of Minh Mang (1829)、Year of Earth-Buffalo、In the Month of October (Lunar) on the 1st Day of the Water-Dog Days,15 Days after the New Moon, in the 13th Hour.
承 - In the Court
天興運 - With the Blessing of Heaven
皇帝若曰朕惟書敍五惇之典 -
Thus, We the Emperor Accept This to Record it According to the "Four Rites"
The text is a redundaant funeral eulogy for the late Princess Nhu Gia, the younger sister of the former Vietnamese emperor Gia Long (1762-1820), the aunt of reigning emperor Minh Mang (1791-1841)
With regards,
I.Nagy
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