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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00063

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518678

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Sathu (Monk) Suvan from Vat Hua Xiang

Subject matter:

Jataka

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

5.6 x 59.9 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.6 x 59.9 cm

Text block dimension:

4.8 x 52.5 cm

Number of pages:

44 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Maharat or Mahārāja (the great king) is the eleventh of the 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka. The text tells that Brahmin Jujaka took Jali and Kanha back to his hometown in Kalinka. He got lost and he was directed to Sivi which was the city of King Sonsai (Sanjaya). When King Sonsai saw his grandchildren, he ransomed the two young royal children from Jujaka. The king also fed the Brahmin with delicious food. Because he had been hungry for many days, the Brahmin ate too much, his bloated stomach broke and he died.

Colophon:

Folio 21 on the recto side (last line): The writing [of this manuscript] was finished in the afternoon at 3.30 o’clock. With a rough hand, my handwriting is not so beautiful, my dear Great Monk. Folio 22 on the verso side: Sathu (Monk) Suvan from Vat Hua Xiang sponsored the making [of this manuscript].

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມະຫາຣາດສ້ອຍ (ມະຫາຣາດ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Mahārāja Sòi

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The Great King

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao