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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00831

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537459

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Jataka

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1900

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.2 x 55 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.2 x 55 cm

Text block dimension:

3.8 x 45.7 cm

Number of pages:

46 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text is about Thuk Khattiya Kumman who asked his father, King Khanthappha, for permission to visit his grandmother. On the way he confronted ferocious giants who killed people for their meals. He fought against the giants until they were eventually defeated. Then he met his grandmother. Thuk Khattiya Kumman had three wives named Mukkhavadi, Chunlakhantha, and Chantha.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

[ ທຸກຄັດຕິຍະກຸມມານ]

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dhuk Khattiya Kumāra

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of Thuk Khattiya Kumman

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao