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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00140

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628151

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Thit Thongdi; his wife; all their children

Subject matter:

Literature

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

CS 1267, a hap sai year

Copying date in Gregorian:

1905

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:

55.3 x 4.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

55.3 x 4.5 cm

Text block dimension:

49.8 x 3.5 cm

Number of pages:

54 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The content tells about Ai Kampha (Mr. Orphan) who had meritorious power and became a rich man by the result of his merit. He had a wife named Sunantha who was the youngest daughter of the king of Mithila. They had three gold mines. They spent three months removing the gold from the mines to their house. Then Ai Khampa distributed the gold to people who asked for it. The reputation of Ai Kampha spread through the area. Moreover, when Ai Khampha looked at the objects which were surrounding him, the objects would become gold.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສຽວສະຫວາດ (ຜູກ 11)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Siao Savat (phuk 11)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of Siao Savat (fascicle 11)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao