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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00022

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628033

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Sao Kham Un from Chong village

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Novice Thi

Copying date in native date:

CS 1215, a ka khai year

Copying date in Gregorian:

1853

Place of copying:

Vat Pak Lueng, Chomphet district

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

55.7 x 4.4 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

55.7 x 4.4 cm

Number of pages:

46 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The content tells that King Mirinthasomphu of Pura Nakhon kingdom ordered his fortune teller to check about his grandson who was put on a raft by the king. The grandson was predicted to be a misery for the city. Later, the fortune teller told the king that his grandson survived as he is a meritorious person. The grandson was looked after by a giant. Then the king ordered his royal guards to bring his grandson to the kingdom and gave him the throne.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

[ສຸຣິນທະຊຸມພູ]

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Surindajambū]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

[The story of Surinthasumphu]

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao