Nghe An: Discovery of a large number of rare Han Nom scripts

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of June 7, the People's Committee of Tan Ky district collected 5 rare ancient Han-Nom books and documents kept by several families in Hoa Phuc hamlet, Nghia Phuc commune, Tan Ky district.

Crowds of curious people look at the ancient documents that have just been found. Photo: Phuong Hao.

The above documents include 5 books, printed materials on Do paper in Chan script, some handwritten documents using ancient Chinese writing method and some old, rotten clothes.

The documents are mainly written in Han Nom. Photo: Phuong Hao.

Through initial research, the contents of the books include vegetarian prayers of the Truong family, a book of Chinese historical poems, a book of Shaowei (Chinese history book), a book of ancient Confucian scholars' study guides, and a dictionary. Some books are illustrated with careful hand-drawn drawings...

Along with the documents, there were also old, rotten clothes. Photo: Phuong Hao.

Mr. Hoang Xuan Hanh - Head of the Department of Culture and Information of Tan Ky District People's Committee said: the unit will invite Han - Nom experts to translate the above documents to serve the research work. This is the first time a large number of rare ancient Han - Nom texts have been discovered in the area. These documents have great value in history, archaeology, ethnology and ancient written language...

Phuong Hao