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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0075 00005

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628352

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Francis Engelmann

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Linguistics

Copyist:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Vientiane capital

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

54.6 x 4.9 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

54.6 x 4.9 cm

Text block dimension:

50.3 x 3.2 cm

Number of pages:

18 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text is used for studying Pali language. It was written in Nissaya style, which is Pali word first and followed by Lao word as translation word by word. This study was running at the monastic schools and later in the Pali schools in Laos during the 20th century. Nowaday, it is taught in Buddhist schools and universities.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສັບສົນ (ຜູກ 4)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sab son (phuk 4)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Sop son (fascicle 4)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali