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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0056 00297
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624432
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Pak Chaek Monastery
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Phò Nang In
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Bhikkhu Chansili
Begin Year Date:
1900
End Year Date:
2000
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:
56.3 x 5.1 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
56.3 x 5.1 cm
Text block dimension:
50.0 x 4.3 cm
Number of pages:
28 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Damaged
Description of manuscript content:
Prince Suriya Yongyan travelled to the giant kingdom of Nanthaphan for looking for his mother. He met his mother, Taeng On in the castle. He told his story to his mother that he was fighting with his father, King Maha Vong and conquered the battle. Then King Maha Vong asked him who is he? When the king knew that Suriya is his son. The king asked Suriya to live with him in Kosi kingdom. But the prince told his father that he has to find his mother. Later, Hatsanai Devaputta told the prince that his mother is staying in Nanthaphan, the giant kingdom.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າທຳມະຫາວົງແຕງອ່ອນ ຜູກ 11 ແລເນີ. ທັງມວນມີ 12 ຜູກຈິມກັນແລ ຄັນບໍ່ຫັນຄົບຫື້ຫາມັນຈວບເນີ. Lānthī 1 nā 1: Nāthap phāikhao tham Mahāvong Taeng ὁn phūk 11 lae noe. Thangmuan mī 12 phūk chim kan lae khan bὁ han khop hü hā man chuap noe.
Other notes:
The string hole was loose and impacts the inscribed text.
Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ມະຫາວົງແຕງອ່ອນ (ຜູກ 11)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Mahā Vong Taeng Òn (Phuk 11)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Tale of Taeng On (fascicle 11)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lue; Pali; Lao
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