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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00079

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628090

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

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:

57.4 x 4.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

57.4 x 4.5 cm

Text block dimension:

52.7 x 3.7 cm

Number of pages:

60 pages

Number of blank pages:

5 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Princess Phimpha Khanun Ngio was a clever girl. One day, she wanted to test her intellectual with other princes in the kingdom. She asked her father, King Phommadata to announce to the rulers of 101 cities to examine wisdom with her. But no ruler dared to accept her challenge.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ພິມພາຄະນຸນງີ້ວ (ຜູກ 2)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Bimbā ganun ngio (phuk 2)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Princess Bimba knits her brow (fascicle 2)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao