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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00045

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627749

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Sathu Phò Vandi from Vat That Luang

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Novice Buathong Viravong

Copying date in native date:

BE 2514

Copying date in Gregorian:

1971

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

50.6 x 4.3 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

50.6 x 4.3 cm

Text block dimension:

44.7 x 4.0 cm

Number of pages:

82 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Kampha Phinoi (The story of Orphan boy with nickname as a little ghost), the folktale. Kampha Phinoi was an orphan of parents since his childhood. He earned his life by bagging. The people hated him and let him work at a rice field where a fierce ghost lived. Therefore, he was called Kampha Phinoi. One day he caught a white elephant, the elephant asked for life and promised that it would give Kampha a magic thing. Then the elephant gave Khampha its tusks.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ກໍາພ້າຜີນ້ອຍ (ຜູກດຽວ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Kamphā Phīnòi (phuk diao)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of Kampha phinòi (single fascicle)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali