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:
52.7 x 5.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
52.7 x 5.0 cm
Text block dimension:
48.0 x 3.8 cm
Number of pages:
76 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
When Princess Maddi goes away for fruits. As she is returning she finds her way barred by three fierce animals including a lion, a tiger and a leopard. Having known that Jujaka was away with her two children. By the time, three beasts sent by Indra let her pass. When Maddi arrives back at the hermitage having found no children anywhere. She inquiries from her husband what has happened to them. But he keeps silent. She is very upset, burst into tears and falls down.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 37 ໜ້າ 1: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍແຕ່ສູ່ທ່ຽງ ພິກຂຸທໍາມະປັນໂຍໄດ້ຂຽນໄວ້ສືບສາສະໜາ 5 ພັນພະວັດສາຂ້າແລ ຕົກທຸເຈົ້າພະນາຍຕົນໃດໄດ້ອ່ານໄດ້ເທດສະໜາກໍ່ດີ ຄ່ອຍພິຈາລະນາໄປເທີ້ນ ເສຫຼົງໄດ້ຂ້າຫຼາຍຕົວເຕີມທີເນີ ຕົວບໍ່ງາມແດ່ເຈົ້າທັງຫຼາຍເຮີຍ ເດືອນຈຽງ ແຮມ 7 ຄ່ຳ ແມ່ນວັນ 7 ໄທ ເມິ່ງເຮົ້າແລເນີ.
Lānthī 37 nā 1: Sadet laeo yām kὁng ngāi tae sū thiang phikkhu Thamapanyo dai khian vai süp sāsanā 5 phan pha vatsā khālae tok thuchao phanāi tondai dai ān dai thetsanā kὁ dī khὁi phichālanā pai thoen selong dai khā lāi tua toem thī noe tua bὁ ngām dae chao thang lāi hoei düan chiang haem 7 kham maen van 7 thai moeng hao lae noe.
Other notes:
The string hole was loose. Folio 2 have a break line which affects the inscribed text.