ID: 901000884 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000884	Record Type: Character/Person

	Manu (Hindu character)

Note: In the mythology of India, the first man, and the legendary author of an important Sanskrit law code, the Manu-smriti. The name is cognate with the Indo-European “man.” Manu appears in the Vedas, the sacred literature of Hinduism, as the performer of the first sacrifice. He is also known as the first king, and most rulers of medieval India traced their genealogy back to him, either through his son (the solar line) or his daughter (the lunar line).

Names:

	Manu (Hindu character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Manou (Hindu character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Menoo (Hindu character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Menu (Hindu character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Monu (Hindu character) (undetermined,U,N)
	منو (Hindu character) (Persian-Farsi,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Manu (Hindu character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	child of .... Surya
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Surya (Hindu deity)) [901000883]

	author of .... Manu-smriti
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Legal, Political, Governmental documents, Manu-smriti (Hindu laws, ca. 100 CE)) [901001897]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legendary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Hinduism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Manu (Hindu character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 81022816
	Manou (Hindu character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Menoo (Hindu character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Menu (Hindu character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Monu (Hindu character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	منو (Hindu character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Manu," accessed 22 June 2017
	................ Freer Gallery and Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian [online] (2003-)
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 81022816