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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0056 00057
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624192
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Pak Chaek Monastery
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Thu (Monk) Chansiri
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Thu (Monk) Chansiri
Copying date in native date:
ແລມ ໔ ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ ໘ ປີ ເປິກເສັດ ສັງກາດ ໒໐໐໐໕ ຮ້ອຍປາຍຕົວ ໑
Copying date in Gregorian:
1958 June 06
Place of copying:
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:
54.9 x 5.2 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
54.9 x 5.2 cm
Text block dimension:
50.2 x 4.2 cm
Number of pages:
24 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
While Princes Sida the daughter of King Bhommadata of Bharanasi accompanied by servants was wandering in a forest they found fruits and flowers. Later they were lost and separated each other. The prince stayed overnight in the forest. At the midnight she saw a king elephant surrounding at her place. She had to drink water from the print foot of the elephant. Thereafter, she returned her palace and gave two daughters named Phomhom (fragrant hair) and Sila respectively.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 11 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມວາຍສາວເມືອງຣັກນັ້ນ ເດືອນ 8 ແຮມ 2 ຄ່ຳ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າທຸຈັນສະຫຼີ. Lānthī 11 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām vāi sao müang hak nan düan 8 ham 2 kham khā phachao Thu Chansarī.
Other notes:
This manuscript is the first fascicle of a series of four fascicles, from DS 0056 00057-00060
Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ຜົມຫອມ (ຜູກ 1)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Phomhòm (Phuk Ton)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Story of the girl with fragrant hair (fascicle 1)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lue; Pali; Lao
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