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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00014

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627718

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Chronicle

Copyist:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

51.5 x 4.9 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

51.5 x 4.9 cm

Text block dimension:

44.9 x 4.1 cm

Number of pages:

50 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Third fascicle of Nithan Khun Borom (the Story of Khun Borom). The content tells the story of King Fan gum. When King Fa Ngum succeeded to the throne and ruled the kingdom of Lan Xang which was so-called Mueang Xiang Dong Xiang Thong (Luang Prabang), the king continued his plan on gathering the territories of the Tai people who were lineage of Khun Borom. The king of Nakhon Luang organized a marriage for King Fa Ngum and his daughter Princess Kaeo Kengya. Later, Queen Kaeo Kenya asked her husband to bring Buddhism in Lanka Vamsa to establish in Lan Xang kingdom. Then, the queen gave birth to two sons named Thao Un Huean and Thao Kham Kong.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ນິທານ ຂຸນບູຣົມ (ຜູກ 3)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Nidān Khunburom (phuk 3)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The chronicle of Khunburom (fascicle 3)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao