12 Hebrew version of the Jewish Sasanam, 



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In the peace of God, the king, who according to his plea- 

 sure made the earth, and to this God have I lifted up my 

 hand. I, Erveh Barmen, who rule as Sovereign for many 

 10,000 years, and have*, held the Government a year, and 

 years of years, sitting this day in Canganur and decreeing, in 

 the 36th year of my kingdom (or perhaps more literally " de- 

 creeing 36 years to my kingdom") I have decreed in might 

 and power,— I in power and might, have made Joseph Bab- 

 ban possessor of the five kinds of colours — and (have given 

 him) the Tula (a sort of Palankin ?)— and the use of 

 elephants and horses — and the right of calling at the corners 

 of the ways — and of converting from 5 nations — the light by 

 day — also spreading & (of cloths) on the ground, and spread- 

 ings of lines (measuring lines or ornamental hangings?) at the 

 tower (or scaffold ? — - " lanuif and " hopporeh" are left untrans- 

 lated) the umbrella — the Daman (unintelligible to the Cochin 

 Jews) the trumpets — and the drum beaten with two sticks. 

 All this I have given to him and to the 72 houses and the 

 revenue of the land and balances their hire has he relinquish- 

 ed. As for the rest of the cities wherein there are- (Jewish) 

 colonists and Synagogues, he shall be their prince and head, 

 and ruler without any encroachments or interference or op- 

 pression (wherefore; he made the copper-plate and gave it 

 to the Lord of the 5 colours, even Joseph Rabbdn, to him and 

 to his seed, sons and daughters, sons-in-law and daughters-in- 

 law, all the time that his seed exist in the world, and all the 

 time that the moon stands ; shall, what is here recorded, 

 be standing, (in force). And he blessed God. These the 

 witnesses : Enad Cobarden Mattanden — Benbelenadu Cothan 

 Sri Canden — Kerala nadu Mana Bigarin— Balod nad Erbaren 



