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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00159

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624294

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:

1910

End Year Date:

2010

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:

50.9 x 5.0 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

50.9 x 5.0 cm

Text block dimension:

47.0 x 4.5 cm

Number of pages:

58 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Brahmin Jujaka lived in Kalinga city. He wandered for begging. He got money he left it with his friend. When Jujaka was away for long, then his friend spent the money all. Later, Jujaka asked his money back, his friend gave him his young daughter named Amittata instead. Juajaka took Amittata to live with him. Amittata was condemned by wives of other Brahmin as having the old husband. So, she appealed Jujaka to beg the two children from Vessantara.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 28 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມສິບມວງກາງວັນແລ ເດືອນ 4 ອອກໃໝ່ 8 ຄ່ຳ ພ່ຳ. Lānthī 28 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām sip muang kāng van lae düan 4 ὁkmai 8 kham pham.

Other notes:

Many folios have traces of biding by animals on the left end. Some traces affect the inscribed text.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຊວນຈົກ (ຊູຊະກະ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Suanjok (Jūjaka)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section on Brahmin Jujaka

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao