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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00962

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537590

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Phaphatsadanurak, the High Commissioner

Subject matter:

Philology

Copying date in native date:

ອອກໃໝ່ 9 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 10 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ 1253 ຕົວປີ ຮ້ວງເໝົ້າ

Copying date in Gregorian:

1891 September 11

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.7 x 38.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.7 x 38.8 cm

Text block dimension:

3.8 x 32.5 cm

Number of pages:

78 pages

Number of blank pages:

7 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The Pali alphabet consists of 41 letters devided into 8 vowels, 33 consonants, and a nasal sound.

Colophon:

Folio 36 on the recto-verso side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1253, a huang mao year, on the ninth waxing day of the tenth [lunar] month, the sixth day of the week (Friday). The writing of this manuscript had been finished at noon between 10.30-12.099 o’clock. On 11 September in Tattanakosin Era 110 (AD1892). Pha Phatsanulak, the commissary who had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Sipsong Tamnan, to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana which is the greatest bliss, certainly). I am Chao Phia Sisutthamma reviewed this manuscript comparing to the typed manuscript which published by His Majesty King in Bangkok. Amonk who is faithful and wants to sponsor, or copy or chant, please write along with this stanza

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ບອກຕົວອັກຄະຣະໃຫ້ຖືກໜັກເບົາ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Bòk Tua Akkhara Hai Thük Nak Bao

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Telling the pronounce of alphabets

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao