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Ancient Indian Boardgames: Digital Documentation

Tarup Ar Merom (leopards and goats)

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Title (dcterms:title)
Tarup Ar Merom (leopards and goats)
Description (dcterms:description)
This game was recorded in a text titled ‘Hoṛ Gidra Enec’ which documents seventy three different games played by the Santhals. The text is written in Roman and the language is Santhali so the exact rules of the game could not be translated. According to the Santhali dictionary, Tarup means leopard and merom means goats. The image of the game is given in the book which was digitised in The endangered archives programme by The British Library in the project titled 'Locating and digitising early Santali periodicals published between 1890 and 1975 in Eastern India (EAP1300)'. According to the diagram of the structure of the board it also finds similarities with other alquerque games like Lau Kata Kati.
Alternative Title (dcterms:alternative)
Bagh Bandi, Tigers and Goats, Baghchakkar, Chakrachhal, Sher Bakr, Bagh Batti, Sher Bakar, Kaooa, Bam Blang Beh Khla, Bagha Guti, Tagnor, Adu Puli Attam, Puli Meka, Ada Huli, Terhuchu, Kulaochal, Puli Judham
Creator (dcterms:creator)
Solomon Murmu
Source (dcterms:source)
Murmu, Solomon. 'Hoṛ Gidrạ Enec'. The Santal Education Committee. Dumka, Santal Parganas.
Contributor (dcterms:contributor)
Solomon Murmu
Format (dcterms:format)
Medium (dcterms:medium)
Boardgames on Text
Spatial Coverage (dcterms:spatial)
Jharkhand
Bengal
Entered by (dcterms:accrualMethod)
Adrija Mukherjee