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 4.2 cm
Number of pages:
46 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The text mentions about the teachings of Siao Savat. For examples: Not believed without consideration, if not, it would be like the story of a foolish rabbit and the falling sky. Not showy, if not, it would like the story of four lions fighting foxes.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 22 ໜ້າ 2: ຂຽນແຕ່ປີເປິກເສັດ ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ເດືອນ 3 ແຮມ 8 ຄໍ່າ ແມ່ນວັນ....ໄທ ມື້......ຂ້ອຍທຸພໍ່ຈັນທະວົງ ບ້ານຫ້ວຍແຈກຂຽນແລ ສຽວສະຫວາດຜູກນີ້ນາທ່ານທັງຫຼາຍເຮີຍແລ້ວແລ.
Lānthī 22 nā 2: Khian tae pī poek set sangkāt raja dai düan 3 ham 8 kham maen van….thai mü……khòi Thuphò Chanthavong Ban Hòichaek khian lae Siao Savāth phūknīnā thān thanglai hoei.
Other notes:
The string hole is loose. This manuscript is one fascicle of a series of twelve fascicles which are wrapped with a cotton wrapping cloth and has a wooden label (mai pi) containing the title “list of Dhamma Siao Savat consisting of 12 fascicles”.