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:
51.2 x 4.8 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
51.2 x 4.8 cm
Text block dimension:
45.5 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
50 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Princess Pathumma dreamed that Indra gave her four crystals. The royal astrologers predicted that she would have four sons. Later, the princess was pregnant. Queen got jealous at the princess and planed to destroy her. While Pathumma was giving birth, her eyes were closed by the queen. Later, her babies were replaced with four puppies. The babies were put in a jar and float away on the river. When the king was informed that his sons became puppies, he was angry and punished the princess.
Colophon:
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Lom bailān mī 25 bai thang nāthap lae phikkhu Inthapanyo khian lae.
Nāthap thammang phāikhao Champāsīton phūk 5 mat ton lae khὁ yā hua khuan khὁi dae noe tua khὁi hāk bὁ ngām tae bao lae thī tok kὁ mī thī lüa kὁ mī pai sa nan lae.
Lānthī 24 nā 2: Düan 9 haem 10 kham van 7 kāp yī laeo yām bāi 4 muang yang 25 tὁn laeng lae.
Lānthī 25 nā 2: Nāthap phāipāi thammang Champāsīton mat ton phūk 5 lae.
Thammang Champāsīton phūk 5 lae thān hoei tua khὁi hāk bὁ ngām tae ton lae bὁ samoe tua nὁi tua yai bὁ samoe kan lae.
Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ຈໍາປາ 4 ຕົ້ນ (ຜູກ 5 ມັດຕົ້ນ)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Campā Sī Ton (Phuk 5, Mat Ton)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of the four frangipani trees (fascicle 5, bundle 1)