Prothro B-388

Title

Subject

Description

William Carey (1761–1834) supervised the translation of the New Testament into Naipali, a dialect of Pahari spoken in Nepal, Bhutan, and some parts of India and Burma. Title page describes this edition as a complete Bible, but only the New Testament was printed.

Creator

Carey, William, 1761–1834, translator

Source

Prothro B-388. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated from the Originals into the Nepala Language by the Serampore Missionaries. Serampore, India: Mission Press, 1821.

Relation

Mission

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Nepali

Type

Book

Collection

Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Bible Collection

Citation

Carey, William, 1761–1834, translator, “Prothro B-388,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed October 7, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/714.