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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00966
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537594
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Thu (monk) Khun from Vat Sithan
Subject matter:
White magic
Copying date in native date:
ຂຶ້ນ 15 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 7 ສັງກາດ 1253 ຕົວປີ ຮ້ວງເໝົ້າ
Copying date in Gregorian:
1891 June 21
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5 x 29.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5 x 29.6 cm
Text block dimension:
3.9 x 26.3 cm
Number of pages:
98 pages
Number of blank pages:
5 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The horoscope calculation by date of birth strongly reflects on your sun and moon. Every time of birth signifies a different prediction, based on your numbers. Starting with the date, you were born on, to the month and the year of course. The prediction is also used for a city or country to find out when the city or country is prosperous or confronts with dangers such as war, diseases, etc. Then people will organize a festival in order to make the city avoiding from dangers.
Colophon:
Folio 47 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1253, a huang mao year, on the fullmoon day of the seventh [lunar] month, the first day of the week (Sunday). The writing of this manuscript had been finished in the afternoon between 15.00-16.30 o’clock, a poek nyi day. Sathu (monk) Khun Sithan had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Khamphi Hola, to support the Teachings of the Buddha. May my wishes be fulfilled.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ດູເຄາະເມືອງ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Dū Khò Müang
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Looking for misfortune of the city
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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