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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0056 00062
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624197
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Pak Chaek Monastery
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Jataka
Begin Year Date:
1900
End Year Date:
2000
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:
59.2 x 5.2 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
59.2 x 5.2 cm
Text block dimension:
55.7 x 4.2 cm
Number of pages:
20 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
When the golden crab lived in a river, it found a crow and they were friends. Later, they confronted with many problems and suspects, but they could not resolve and be clear. When they heart that there was a hermit named Tharaphata living in the Himalaya forest, who could help them to solve their problems. Then they travelled to the forest. The crow let the crab ride on his back.
Other notes:
This manuscript is the second fascicle of a series of three fascicles, from DS 0056 00061-00063

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ປູຄຳ (ຜູກ 2)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Pūkham (Phuk 2)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Story of a gold crab (fascicle 2)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lue; Pali; Lao
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