The manuscript is a sewn book with multiple text manuscripts which contains various contents relating to astrology, divination and spells, and is usually used by a ceremonial master in order to give advice to people on their daily activities. The contents include Lokavinat (The disaster of the world), Ubat kham fan (Occurances from dreams), Chak tat soe pha hai u savatsadi (Cutting cloths for healthiness), Thipphachon pai thang (Auspicious time for going out), Sut nang dam (Chant to recall black lady), Mae kam loet haeng deknoi (Name of a baby’s previous mother). The texts on the reverse side are talisman characters including Yan ka sappha phi (Yantra to chase all kinds of spirits), talisman protecting rice from rats, and containing various kinds of incantations.
Colophon:
ຮູບທີ່ DS_0066_00002_027v: ໝາຍໜ້າພາຍປາຍແລ ໃຜຢ່າໄດ້ເອົາໄປຫຼີ້ນເນີສູເຈົ້າເຮີຍ ຂ້ອຍວ່າແນວນີ້ຢ່າໄປເຄດແດ່ເນີ ຂອງຂ້ອຍທຸນ້ອຍໜານໜົ່ມ ວັງຊາຍແລ ແກ້ວນ້ອງຂອດໃນຊອງ.
Image No DS_0066_00002_027v: The back cover. Do not take it (this manuscript) to play around. I say like this, please do not be angry at me. [this manuscript] belongs to me whose name is Thu Noi Nan Nom Vangsay.
Other notes:
The manuscript is covered with a cotton cloth and sewn with a cotton string at the top. The texts were written from both sides (from the front and reverse) in black, blue and red pens.
Item 1 - Title in Native script:
[ສູດຂວັນແລະໂຫຣາສາດ]
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
[Sūt khwan lae horāsāt]
Item 1 - Title in English script:
[Chanting to recall one’s guardian spirit and astrology]