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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00207

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627911

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Astrology

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:

29.3 x 5.0 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

29.3 x 5.0 cm

Text block dimension:

27.5 x 4.8 cm

Number of pages:

32 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text tells about the reckoning of horoscope and the prediction of one’s fate from the date of birth accordance with the lunar calendar. The calculation is also used for the analytics and prediction on the fortune of a village, city or country and what will happen in the world in general.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຊິຄ້າມະເກັນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Xigāmaken

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Xigāmaken

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao