Edict from the Gia Long (嘉隆) era of the Nguyễn dynasty

This edict bestows three beautifying characters to the name of a deity worshipped in Huyện Thanh Oai (Hanoi). It was issued on the 15th day of the 6th month of the 9th year of the reign of Gia Long Đế (嘉隆帝), the first emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty

Hán transcript

敕那洞普湤桓赫壮烈神威□默荘肅浩蕩寬弘博達渊□敢通顕應妙運聴玄信善羙大聖神普濟靈通保佑深仁閏澤普㤙大王，原属正神，係青威縣早陽社從前奉事，經有歷朝褒贈，兹國家輿圖混一，禮有登秩，可加贈羙字三字，曰垂休寬和正直大王，故敕。嘉隆玖年陸月拾五日

No seal present.

Transcript provided by Penn State University Libraries.

Title:
Edict from the Gia Long (嘉隆) era of the Nguyễn dynasty
Authors:
Gia Long, Emperor of Vietnam, 1762-1820
Document type:
Edict
Dynasty:
Nguyễn — Gia Long
Date:
1810
Date (Vietnamese calendar):
9-6-15
Languages:
Vietnamese, Script Han (Traditional variant)
Subjects:
Vietnam--History--Nguyẽ̂n dynasty, 1802-1945; Nguyễn Dynasty (Vietnam)
Place of Publication:
Vietnam
Physical Description:
The edict is on yellow paper and features a dragon and pearls draw in grey ink. There is no imperial seal.
Container:
Box 01
Identifier:
pstsc_10178_fa0b7002b38d7ef10339dc48bfe21c3e
Location:
Pennsylvania State University. Special Collections Library
Access Condition:
No Copyright – United States
Description:
This edict bestows three beautifying characters to the name of a deity worshipped in Huyện Thanh Oai (Hanoi). It was issued on the 15th day of the 6th month of the 9th year of the reign of Gia Long Đế (嘉隆帝), the first emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty
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.