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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00947

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537575

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Phaya Tinthaen and Khanan Phothipanya

Subject matter:

Philology

Copying date in native date:

ແຮມ 15 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 11 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ 1105 ຕົວປີ ກາເຮົ້າ

Copying date in Gregorian:

1743

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.4 x 54.4 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.4 x 54.4 cm

Text block dimension:

4.2 x 51.5 cm

Number of pages:

38 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Akkharavithi is the way of the spelling and using the right way of writing in Pali language.

Colophon:

Folio 19 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat hundred 5 (correspond to CS 1105), a ka hao year, on the fifteen waning day of the eleventh [lunar] month, the fifth day of the week (Sunday). Nangphia Phaya Teanthaen had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Akkharasap, to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ອັກຂະຣະສັບ (ຜູກ 5)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Akkhara Sap (Phuk 5)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao