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:
52.0 x 4.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
52.0 x 4.6 cm
Text block dimension:
46.5 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
44 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
Phaya Suphommamokkha continued his journey with the pig merchants. They travelled to Thantarattha Nakhon which was ruled by King Thantapura who had his queen named Vimala Devi and a daughter named Varakittika. When Phaya Suphommamokkha met Princess Varakittika, they fell in love at first sight. Later, Phaya Suphommamokkha married her and stayed in Thantarattha Nakhon for years.
Colophon:
Lānthī 21 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām tāvan chāi kae chak sae khao hū khὁhü bunsū khὁi thangmuan sū nὁi yai khὁhü bon loem ngam sὁi kham hü dai suk pen dī dae noe Saiyavadī phὁm thang mīa kap lūk khüt thūk thuan sū san hü dai suk pen dī hü dai mahā setthī dὁi ngoen lae dὁi kham bang koet van sāo tü hü dai yū thī khā thὁ noe khὁhü dai thüng sūk 3 pakān suk mī nai müangkhon lae sanfā suk thī laeo mī yὁt viang kaeo nakkhala mahā nelaphān chong mī thiang thae dīrī. Suddhinaṃ vattame dhānaṃ asavak khayāvahaṃ nibbāna saṃkhātaṃ hontu anāgate kāle. Chao satthā Thao Saiyavadī phūkhian Thao Saen Sitthināvὁn lae.
Other notes:
This manuscript is the seventh fascicle of a series of six fascicles holding DS no. DS 0056 00278 – 00283.
Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ສຸພົມມະໂມກຂະ ໝາ 9 ຫາງ (ຜູກ 7)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Subrahmamokkha Mā 9 hāng (Phuk 7)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of Suphammamokkha and a nine-tailed dog (fascicle 7)