Achan Pha from Ban Paeo village; Mae-ok Pheng (lay woman named Phaeng) from Ban Siao village in the Xueang River, Luang Prabang province; Xiang (ex-novice) Thonglai from Ban Phanom Nyai village.
Subject matter:
Literature
Copyist:
Achan Pha from Ban Paeo village, Chomphet district, Luang Prabang province
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Lao Buhan (Old Lao)
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
27.5 x 4.1 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
27.5 x 4.1 cm
Text block dimension:
24.0 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
210 pages
Number of blank pages:
4 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text was written in old Lao script in poem style. The content describes about the flirtation between Bakhan Puttarat and Ms. I Hiam. Bakhan Puttarat is a prince. During his travelling with his servants, he met a beautiful girl named I Hiam. The prince fell in love her. He asked her, if she is still single or not. I Hiam was shy and did speak out. Until the prince groused her, then she apologized to him for her clumsy. Thereafter, the flirtation began.
Colophon:
(1) ໄມ້ປະກັບໜ້າ ດ້ານນອກ: (ຂຽນດ້ວຍບິກເຟິດສີດໍາ): ສັດທາແມ່ອອກເພັງ ບ້ານສ້ຽວ ນໍ້າເຊືອງ.
ຄ່າເດີນທາງໄປ ເອົາ 5000 ກ.
ພະອ່ອນຕາ ແກ້ວປັນຍາ 7-6-2000.
The front wooden cover, outside side: (written with a black marker) Mae-ok Pheng (lay woman named Phaeng) from Ban Siao village in the Xueang River, Luang Prabang province is the sponsor of the making of this manuscript.
Transportation cost 5.000Kip
Pha (monk) Onta Keopanya. 7-6-2000.
(2) ໄມ້ປະກັບໜ້າ ດ້ານໃນ: (ຂຽນດ້ວຍບິກສີດໍາ): ຊຽງທອງໄລ ບ້ານຜານົມໃຫຍ່ ເປັນຜູ້ແປງກັບຫຼອງໃສ່ໜັງສື ໂພນລົມ.
ລານທີ່ 104 ໜ້າ 2: ໜັງສື ບ້ານແປວ ຈານຜາສ້າງ.
The front wooden cover, inside side: (Written with a black pen) Xiang (ex-novice) Thonglai from Ban Phanom Nyai village made the wooden cover for this manuscript entitled Phonlom.
Folio 104 on the verso side: This manuscript belongs to Ban Paeo village. Chan (ex-monk) Pha is the sponsor of the making of this manuscript.
Other notes:
There are many people involved in the making of this manuscript. The manuscript firstly belonged to Achan Pha from Ban Paeo village, Chomphet district, Luang Prabang province. Sathu Nyai Onta Kaoepanya, late abbot of Vat Manorom went to pick this manuscript on 7 June 2000. The abbot spent 5,000 Kip for his journey.