Edict from the Dương Hòa (陽和) era of the Lê dynasty

This edict bestows four beautifying characters to a deity; it was issued on the 25th day of the 5th month of the 4th year of the first reign of Lê Thần Tông (黎神宗).

Hán transcript

𠡠東榜大王，資兼正直，德禀聰明，得二氣之精英，升騰叵測；扶億年之宗社，悠乆無疆。既多相佑之功，宜舉褒封之典。為稔有靈驗，扶護感應有功，應加封，可加封東榜感應扶祚大王，故𠡠。陽和四年五月二十五日 Seal：敕命之寶

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Title:
Edict from the Dương Hòa (陽和) era of the Lê dynasty
Authors:
Lê Thần Tông
Document type:
Edict
Dynasty:
Lê — Dương Hòa
Date:
1638
Date (Vietnamese calendar):
4-5-25
Languages:
Vietnamese, Script Han (Traditional variant)
Subjects:
Vietnam--History--Later Lê dynasty, 1428-1787; Later Lê dynasty (Vietnam)
Place of Publication:
Vietnam
Physical Description:
The edict is on yellow paper and features a dragon and cloud in silver ink along with the red imperial seal, Sắc mệnh chi bảo (敕命之寶).
Container:
Box 01
Identifier:
pstsc_10178_d9fb888770e161f875e193b1ec8f64b7
Location:
Pennsylvania State University. Special Collections Library
Access Condition:
No Copyright – United States
Description:
This edict bestows four beautifying characters to a deity; it was issued on the 25th day of the 5th month of the 4th year of the first reign of Lê Thần Tông (黎神宗).
Date notes:
The non-Gregorian dates on these materials refer to the manner in which days were counted from the beginning of the emperor’s rule. For example, an item from CE 1638 also bears the date 4-5-25, which means the document was written on the 25th day of the 5th month of the 4th year of Lê Thần Tông, the emperor who ruled during the Dương Hòa era.
Note:

The physical collection is comprised of 32 edicts and documents. This digital collection consists of dealer images of the front of each scroll. For further questions regarding the physical collection, please contact the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at spcollections@psu.edu.

The original document is held by the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Penn State University Libraries. Images are provided from Penn State's digital repository.