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:
54.5 x 5.2 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
54.5 x 5.2 cm
Text block dimension:
51.5 x 4.5 cm
Number of pages:
42 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
Nakhon or Nagòn (entering the city) is the 13th episode of the 13 episodes of Vessantara Jataka. The text mentions Vessantara disrobed from ascetichood and left his hermitage. The prince dressed in royal suits and returned Sivi. He ruled his kingdom with royal virtues and died at the age of 120 years. He happens in Tusita heaven as Male Deity Santusita.
Colophon:
Folio 20 on the verso side: ລານທີ່ 20 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມວາຍງາຍແກ່ຂ້າແລ ສັັງກາດໄດ້ 20005 ຮ້ອຍ ປີເມິງເຮົ້າ ເດືອນ 10 ແຮມ 3 ຄ່ຳຂ້າແລ ທຸຂະໜານຈັນສະຫຼີ ໃສ່ຄ້ຳຊູວໍລະພຸດທະສາດສະໜາ 5 ພັນພະວັດສາ ຂໍຫື້ບຸນຮັກສາຊົ່ວນີ້ແລະຊາດໜ້າແທ້ແດ່ບຸນເຮີຍ.
Folio 21 on the verso side: ລານທີ່ 21 ໜ້າ 2: (ຂຽນດ້ວຍບິກສີຟ້າ) ສາວຫາດຄໍ້ງາມຫຼາຍທ່ານທັງຫຼາຍເຮີຍ. ໝາຍໜ້າທັບທຳນະຄອນ ຕາຜາວິ່ງວອນອາລະແລ. ໄດ້ປ່ຽນໃໝ່ແລເນີ
Lānthī 20 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām vāingāi kae khālae. Sangkāt dai 20005 hòi pī moeng hao düan 10 haem 3 kham khālae. Thu Khanān Chansarī sai khamsū vòla phuttha sāsanā 5 phan pha vatsā khòhü bun haksā suanī lae sātnā thae dae bun hoei.
Lānthī 21 nā 2: (written by blue pen) Sao Hātkhò ngām lāi thān thanglāi hoei. Māi nāthap tham Nakhon tāphāvingvòn āla lae. Dai piang mai lae noe.