The present book consists of the following:
<ol><li>A preface by the Fine Arts Department of Thailand, dated 20 April 2502 BE (1959 CE).</li>
<li><i>Mueang Pharanasi</i> ("The Town of Pharanasi"), being the record of a reply given by a Brahman named Achutanannam, who was interrogated about his hometown, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi" class="extiw" title="w:Varanasi">Varanasi</a>. The interrogation was conducted on Monday, the 11th day of the waning moon, the 10th month, the Year of the Tiger, 1192 LE (2373 BE, 1830 CE), by the following persons: (1) Phra Amonmoli of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Prayurawongsawat" class="extiw" title="w:Wat Prayurawongsawat">Wat Prayurawongsawat</a> [perhaps referring to Somdet Phra Phutthakhosachan (Chi Inthasaro), abbot of the mentioned monastery]; (2) "His Excellency the Kosathipbodi" [referring to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but who was holding this position at that time is still not known]; (3) Luang Nonthaket, from the Department of Ports (in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), responsible for foreign Brahmans; and (4) Luang Wisetkosa, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This work was first published in the magazine <i>Wachirayan</i>, volume 77, February 119 RE (2443 BE, 1901 CE).</li></ol><u>Note</u>: "LE" refers to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chula_Sakarat" class="extiw" title="w:Chula Sakarat">Lesser Era</a>; "BE", <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_Era" class="extiw" title="w:Buddhist Era">Buddhist Era</a>; "CE", <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era" class="extiw" title="w:Common Era">Common Era</a>; and "RE", Rattanakosin Era (the era of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattanakosin_Kingdom" class="extiw" title="w:Rattanakosin Kingdom">Rattanakosin Kingdom</a>).
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Fine_Arts_Department" class="extiw" title="w:en:Fine Arts Department"><span title="department of the Ministry of Culture, Thailand">Fine Arts Department</span></a>
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กรมศิลปากร (ผู้รวบรวม). (๒๕๐๒). <i>เมืองพาราณสี</i>. พระนคร: โรงพิมพ์รุ่งเรืองธรรม. (พิมพ์เป็นอนุสรณ์ในงานฌาปนกิจศพนางเนียร บุนนาค ณ เมรุวัดอนงคาราม วันที่ ๒๕ เมษายน ๒๕๐๒).