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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0063 00189
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628200
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:
50.3 x 4.7 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
50.3 x 4.7 cm
Text block dimension:
46.6 x 3.3 cm
Number of pages:
20 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The text mentions Thuk Khattiya Kumman who asked for permission from his father, King Khanthappha to visit his grandmother. On the way he confronted fierce giants who killed people for their meals. He fighted with the giants and finally overcame. Then he met his grandmother. Thuk Khattiya Kumman had three wives named Mukkhavadi, Chunlakhantha, and Chantha.
Other notes:
The first and last part of the manuscript are missing.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
[ທຸກຂັດຕິຍະກຸມມານ]
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
[Dukkhattiya kumāra]
Item 1 - Title in English script:
[Story of Thukkhatiya Kumman]
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali; Lao
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