Sathu Nyai Onta from Vat Manorom, head chief of Hun district
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Anonymous
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:
53.0 x 4.8 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
53.0 x 4.8 cm
Text block dimension:
45.6 x 4.4 cm
Number of pages:
66 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Once upon a time, in Koratsamphi, in the sixth lunar month, the rain had fallen down for seven days. Then Indra sent a golden conch to place in a garden of the city with a beautiful girl inside, whose name was Suvanna Sangkhan. When the gardener found it, she informed the king of Koratsamphi about the conch. The king commanded his servants to take the conch to his palace, but nobody could remove it. The king of Koratsamphi seized Suvanna Sangkhan from Thao Kampha (orphaned boy). Thao Kampha very much regretted it. While he was wandering in the forest, he met a hermit and learnt incantations with him. When he finished his learning, Thao Kampha returned to Koratsamphi. He was fighting with the king of Koratsamphi who seized his wife. Finally, Thao Kampha overcame the king. Thus, he got his wife back, and then he was invited by the people of the city to become their new king.
Other notes:
This manuscript was registered by the preservation of Lao Manuscripts Programme (PLMP) and bears no. 06.01.20.07.053.06