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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00868

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792683

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Nan

Name of collection:

Wat Monthian

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

Anonymous

Copying date in Gregorian:

1821

Place of copying:

Anonymous

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

6 x 60 cm

Text block dimension:

4.5 x 49 cm

Number of pages:

18 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text tells of an old Brahmin named Jūjaka who lived in Kalinga. He was wandering and begging and when he collected money, he left it with one of his friends. Because he stayed away so long, his friend spent all the money. When Jujaka came and asked for his money, they gave him their young beautiful daughter named Amittata instead. When Amittata was ridiculed by other brahmins’ wives for having an old husband, she asked Jūjaka to bring her Prince Vessantara’s children to work for her. Jūjaka left in accordance with her request.

Colophon:

สระเดฌแล้วยามเที่ยงแก่ข้าแล ฯ The [writing of this manuscript] was completed at noon.

Other notes:

(Left side of the first folio) “Jūjaka, 79 gathā in total”.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ชูช฿กฯ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Jūjaka

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Jūjaka (An old Brahmin named Jūjaka)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na