Talk:Naoriya Phulo script

Clarification on Meetei Yelhou Mayek Evidence

Subject: Sagei's Peeba and Bronze Coins with Meetei Yelhou Mayek Inscriptions

Hello Wikipedia community,

I would like to discuss and present some information regarding the evidence of Meetei Yelhou Mayek, particularly focusing on the bronze coins worshipped by the Sagei's Peeba during the Sajibu Cheiraoba festival. These coins, known as Sanamahi Laisen, bear inscriptions in Meetei Yelhou Mayek script.

According to the information available, various antique bronze coins, handmade and inscribed with Meetei Yelhou Mayek, are kept in secret custody by the Peebas. These coins are typically stored in Phuhings (uncaked earthen pots) or wooden boxes within the sanctum of Lainingthou Sanamahi. Each Peeba, from every clan in Manipur or any other region where Meeteis reside, keeps and worships two or three such bronze coins as Lainingthou and Leimaren in their home's Sanamahi sanctum.

The secrecy and veneration surrounding these coins are profound. It is strictly forbidden for anyone, even the Peeba's family members, to lay eyes upon them. It is also taboo to expose these coins to sunlight. However, there is a traditional ritual where Peebas wash these coins with clean water every year during the Sajibu, which is worshipped on the traditional Cheiraoba festival.

One of the reasons why the Peebas may not have known about the Meetei Yelhou Mayek inscriptions on these bronze coins is that the washing and cleaning of these coins are, therefore, done in the darkness of the Sanamahi sanctum. The inscriptions were done in a crude manner, possibly using primitive tools like hammers and chisels. From a palaeographic, epigraphic, and numismatic perspective, these bronze coins are believed to be the earliest among the old coins found or discovered in Manipur.

These coins vary in shape, size, and thickness, with some being square and others round, and approximately 2-3 centimeters thick, wih a diameter of about 1.5 inches.

Almost all Sagei Peebas or Lai Peebas from various clans or clan families possess at least two or three such coins with Meetei Yelhou Mayek inscriptions.

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NYaikonSana (talk) 08:26, 20 July 2023 (UTC)