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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00311

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518926

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Lung (uncle) Xiang (ex-novice) Kam together with his wife, children and all relatives

Subject matter:

Monolingual Pali

Copying date in native date:

ຂຶ້ນ 5 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 3 ເດືອນ 7 ສັງກາດ 179 (ຈ.ສ.1179) ປີ ເມິ່ງເປົ້າ

Copying date in Gregorian:

1817 June 06

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.5 x 54.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.5 x 54.7 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 48.5 cm

Number of pages:

54 pages

Number of blank pages:

5 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The fourth fascicle of Pali-Lao dictionary.

Colophon:

Fascicle 4: Folio 25 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat 179 (corresponds to CS 1179), a moeng pao year, on the fifth waxing day of the seventh [lunar] month, the third day of the week (Tuesday). The writing of this manuscript had been finished in the morning between 7.30-9.00 o’clock. Lung (uncle) Xiang (ex-novice) Kam together with his wife, children and all relatives had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Akkhara sap to support the Teachings of the Buddha. Nibbāna paccayo hotu dhuvaṃ niccaṃ (May this be a condition to reach Nirvana, certainly and constantly).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ອັກຂະຣະສັບ ຜູກ 4

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Akkhara Sab, Phuk 4

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Letters and vocaburaries, fascicle 4

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao