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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00183

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628194

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:

55.3 x 4.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

55.3 x 4.7 cm

Text block dimension:

48.2 x 3.7 cm

Number of pages:

46 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The story of Prince Kussarat and Princess Papphavadi . The content tells that Princess Papphavadi wanted to see her husband, Prince Kussarat in the daytime. They met each other only at night time. She asked her mother-in-law, Queen Silavati Rasadevi to allow her. The queen said that if you would like to see your husband. Tomorrow morning, I will tell him to ride on the auspicious elephant and walk around the city and pass through your castle. So, you should open your window and look at him from the window.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

[ປັບພາວະດີ]

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Pabbāvadī]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

[Story of Papphavadi]

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao