Pak Chaek village, 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:
15.9 x 20.5 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
15.9 x 20.5 cm
Text block dimension:
18.5 x 13.5 cm
Number of pages:
88 pages
Number of blank pages:
8 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Maharat or Mahārāja (the great king) is the eleventh episode of the 13 episodes of Vessantara Jataka. The text mentions Brahmin Jujaka took Jali and Kanha back his hometown in Kalinka. Jujaka lost the way and directed to Sivi which was the city of King Sonsai (Sanjaya). When King Sonsai saw his grandchildren, he ransomed the two young princes from Jujaka. The king also fed the Brahmin with delicious food. With hungriness for many days, the Brahmin ate too much. Finally his bloated stomach was broken and then he died.
Colophon:
ຮູບທີ່ 038r: ສາທຸພໍ່ຢາດ ຂຽນເອົາທໍາມະຫາຣາດວັດຫ້ວຍແຈກ ຂະໜານຂາຫຼວງຂຽນໄວ້ ທຳມະຫາຣາດຜູກນີ້ບໍ່ເໝືອນທຳລື້ເຮົາ ເໝືອນຕິແມ່ນກ່າຍເອົາທຳລາວ ຊ້ຳຂຽນໄວ້ກັບວັດປາກແຈກແລ ຂຽນ 3 ວັນຄ່ໍາເຕັມແລ ຂໍຫື້ບຸນຮັກສາຜູ້ຂ້າແດ່ທ້ອນບຸນເຮີຍ ແລ້ວແລ.
ຮູບທີ່ 038v: ສຸດທິນັງ ວັດຕະເມທານັງ ອາສະວັກ ຂະຍາວະຫັງ ນິບພານະ ສັງຂາຕັງ ໂຫນຕຸ ອະນາຄະເຕກາເລ ອິເມຫິຍັງ ກັບປິຍັງຕັງ ໄອຍານັງ ເທມະ.
Hūpthī 038r: Sāthu Phὁ Yāt khian ao tham Mahārat Vat Hὁichaek Khanān khā luang khian vai tham Mahārat phūk nī bὁ müan tham lü hao müan ti maen kāi ao tham lāo sam khian vai kap Vat Pākchaek lae khian 3 van kham tem lae khὁhü bun haksā phūkhā dae thoen bun hoei laeo lae.
Hūpthī 038v: Suddhinaṃ vattame dhānaṃ asavak khayāvahaṃ nibbāna saṃkhātaṃ hontu anāgate kāle imehiyaṃ kapiyaṃtaṃ aiyānaṃ thema.