Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province
Script:
Tham Lue
Writing support:
Palm-Leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
56.7 x 5.4 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
56.7 x 5.4 cm
Text block dimension:
49. 0 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
44 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Damaged
Description of manuscript content:
The king of Champa Nakhon asked Siao Savat “I have killed a lot of people. Tell me sincerely, what kind of punishment will be imposed upon me?” “Your Majesty,” answered Siao Savat, “since ancient times, the kingdom has been watched over by devas. The disasters that have been happening in our kingdom are created by devas to signal failures or mistakes committed by someone here. So we will solve the problem in accordance with its background or cause, which will have to find out. Satisfied with this answer, the king names Siao Savat to be his grand councilor.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 21 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມທ່ຽງວັນຂ້າແລ. ໄສ່ປີກັດໄຄ້ ສັງກາດໄດ້ 1300 ປາຍຊາວເອັດຕົວ ເດີນ 8 ຂຶ້ນ 14 ຄໍ່າ ແມ່ນວັນ 7 ໄທ ກໍ່ບໍຣະມວນແລ້ວ. ເຈົ້າສັດທາແມ່ນແສນບົວຄໍາ ກັບທັງທ້າວສຸຣິຍະ 2 ຂາເຈົ້າຕ່າງຄົນກໍ່ຕ່າງເປັນເຄົ້າກວ່າພະຣິຍາ ແລະລູກເຕົ້າທັງມວນ ກໍ່ໄປຂົນຂວາຍຫາໄດ້ຍັງໂປດຕັກກະໃບລານມາຫື້ພໍ່ເຖົ້າແສນສິດທິນາວອນມາແຕ້ມຍັງທັມມັງສຽວສະຫວາດຜູ 2 ນີ້ ເດີມ ເພື່ອຈັກໄວ້ຄໍ້າຊູພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ 5 ພັນວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ເປັນອຸປະນິໄສປະໄຈຄໍ້າຊູແທ້ແດ່.
Lānthī 21 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām thiangvan khālae. Sai pī kat khai sangkāt dai 1300 pai sao et tua doen 8 khün 4 kham maenvan 7 thai kò bòramuan laeo. Chao satthā maen Saen Buakham kapthang Thao Suriya 2 khāchao tāng kon kò tāng penkhao kwa phariyā lae lūktao thangmuan kòpai khonkhwāi hādai yang pottakka bailān māhü Phòthao Saen Sitthināvòn mātaem yang Dhammang Siao Savāt phūk 2 nī doem phüa chak vai khamsū pha Gotama chao 5 phan vatsā khòhai pen upanisai pachai khamsū thaedae.
Other notes:
The manuscript is in severe damage at its string hole, and is one fascicle of a series of twelve fascicles which are wrapped with a cotton wrapping cloth and a wooden label (mai pi) containing the title “list of Dhamma Siao Savat consisting of 12 fascicles”.