Vat Pak Chaek Monastery, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province
Script:
Tham Lue; Lao
Writing support:
Paper Schoolbook
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
15.5 x 20.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
15.5 x 20.0 cm
Text block dimension:
18.0 x 13.0 cm
Number of pages:
80 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Nang Tantai’s father was a minister who was looking for girls for the king. One day, he told her a story of rich farmer who had herd of pets. The farmer learnt the animals’ from his ghost friend. But he gave his promise that not to tell anybody that he understands the animals’ words. If not, he would be died immediately. One day, while the farmer was with his wife and heard a cow and a donkey talking with each other, he laughed up loudly. His wife was surprised and curious to know why he laughs.
Colophon:
ຮູບທີ່ 035r: ສະເດັດຂຽນແລ້ວຍາມບ່າຍ 1 ມວງເລີຍ 5 ນາທີ ເດືອນ 6 ດັບ ໝົດປີເຕົ່າສັນຕໍ່ໃສ່ປີກ່າເຮົ້າ ວັນອັງຄານ ຮ້ວງເມັດ ປ່ຽນ ພ.ສ 2536 ປ່ຽນ ຈ.ສ 1355 ປ່ຽນ ຄ.ສ 1993 ຂໍບຸນຄ້ຳຊູຜູ້ຂ້າຜູ້ຂຽນແດ່ເທີ້ນ ເຈົ້າສັດທາພໍ່ຍົກເຖົ້າໜານອິນ 2 ຜົວເມຍ ປູຊາແລ.
Hūpthī 035r: Sadet laeo yām bāi 1 muang loei 5 nāthī düan 6 dap mot pī tao san tò sai pī kā hao van angkhān huang met pian phò sò 2536; pian chò sò 1355; pian khò sò 1993. Khò bun khamsū phūkhā phūkhian dae thoen chao satthā Phòyokthao Nān In 2 phua mia būsā lae.