Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province
Script:
Tham Lue; Lao
Writing support:
Palm-Leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
56.4 x 5.1 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
56.4 x 5.1 cm
Text block dimension:
50.0 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
34 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Damaged
Description of manuscript content:
When Thukkhata Kumara was 12 years old, he was given to King Videharaja. One day, a giant boa caught the king’s daughter for its food and kept her somewhere in the forest. The king ordered Thukkhata to look for this daughter, as he had power to fight the boa. The king gave Thukkhata a sword and some followers. When Thukkhata entered the forest, he found two girls who were caught by the boa. Then he could rescue them.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 16 ໜ້າ 2: ແລ້ວແລເນີ ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມວາຍງາຍແລ ຂ້ອຍໃສ່ຄ້ຳຊູສາດສະໜາ 5000 ພະວັດສາເຈົ້າແລ ຕົວບໍ່ງາມແລ ສັກເມດແລເຈົ້າເຮີຍ ຢ່າອິໄປໄຂໂຂໄສ່ແດ່ເນີ ສຸດແລ້ວຄ້ານກໍ່ຄ້ານ ເມື່ອຍກໍ່ເມື່ອຍ ແອວກໍ່ເຈັບລະນາ.
Lānthī 16 nā 2: Laoe lae noe sadet laeo yām vāi ngāi lae khòi sai khamsū sāsanā 5000 pha vatsā chao lae tua bò ngām lae sak met lae chao hoei yā ī pai khai kho sai dae noe sut lae khān kò khān moei kò moei aeo kò chep lae nā.
Other notes:
This manuscript is of a series of five fascicles, from DS 0056 00070-00074. The string hole of some folios are loose. See the dates of writing these manuscripts at DS_0056_00072_018