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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00421

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624556

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:

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:

56.2 x 5.0 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

56.2 x 5.0 cm

Text block dimension:

48.5 x 4.5 cm

Number of pages:

24 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

King Sonsai (Sanjaya) accompanied with Queen Phusatī, Jali, Kanha and four ministers travelled to Mount Vamka in order to invite Ascetic Vessantara returned the kingdom of Sivi. While the six princes facing eachother, each of them was crying bitterly and became unconscious. At the time a shower of rain fell down and everyone became conscious. Then all of them apologized Ascetic Vessantara for their mistakes and invited him disrobed from ascetichood and returned the city.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: (ຂຽນດ້ວຍບິກສີຟ້າ): ທຳສັກກະຕິຍະເຮີນບ້ານບໍ່ເສົ້າ ປາງເມື່ອເຈົ້າຊາລີຍັກຣິກັນມາຕີ. ໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າສັກກະຕິຍະເຮິນບ້ານບໍ່ເສົ້າແລ. ລານທີ່ 12 ໜ້າ 1: ແລ້ວຍາມຕາວັນສູ່ທ່ຽງແລ. Lānthī 1 nā 1: (written by blue pen) Tham Sakkatiya Hoenbān bò sao pāng müa chao Salī yak rikan mā tī. Lānthī 12 nā 1: Laeo yām tāvan sū thiang lae.

Other notes:

Last folio has a break at the right end and some text is missing.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສັກກະຕິ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Chakhatti

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section on the six princes

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao