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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0056 00386
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624521
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Pak Chaek Monastery
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Bhikkhu Chansili
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:
55.1 x 5.3 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
55.1 x 5.3 cm
Text block dimension:
50.5 x 4.2 cm
Number of pages:
26 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
When King Kussarat knew that Kumphan Yaksa took away his sister named Princess Sumuntha for the Yaksa’s wife, he was very angry and upset. The king ordered his six sons to learn stanzas in order to use while looking for the princess. The six princes travelled into the forest until they met Siho and Sang Sinsai. When they knew each other that they are siblings. Then the six princes told them to look for Princess Sumuntha who was their uncle.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
[ສັງສິງໄຊຍະຣາດ) (ຜູກ 4)]
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
[Sang Singsaiyarāt) (Phuk 4)]
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Story of Sang Sangsaiyarat (fascicle 4)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lue; Pali; Lao
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