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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0126 00090
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792835
Country:
Thailand
City (Province):
Lamphun
Name of collection:
Wat Ban Hong Luang
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Anonymous
Catalog reference:
ลพ.12-07-072-00.
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Upālī
Copying date in native date:
5, 11 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1253
Copying date in Gregorian:
1891 August 10
Place of copying:
Wat Ban Hong Luang, Lamphun
Script:
Dhamma Lan Na
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5 cm x 55 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5 cm x 55 cm
Text block dimension:
4 cm x 48 cm
Number of pages:
44 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
This manuscript narrates the story of a king of Takkasila who moved his troops to defeat several polities (müang). The polities that neglected surrendering to the king were defeated. Most of the cities were fearful to his troops and surrendered, except for Mithilā city. The citizens of Mithilā fought against him to guard their city until they eventually won.
Colophon:
[The writing of this manuscript] was completed in the morning; the abbot has not got breakfast yet. In CS 1253, a ruang mao year, on the fifth waxing-moon day of the eleventh [lunar] month, the second day of the week, a poek si day as the Tai say, the writing was finished by me, Upālī, while taking care of Sawathu Cao Khruba Sommana at Wat Ban Hong Sai Mun. May the merit be transferred to my family members. My handwriting was not beautiful and looked like scribbling. Monks and novices who use this manuscript are suggested to be careful when reading it.
Other notes:
The date corresponds to 1253 Sravana 5 = Monday, 10 August 1891.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
สุวัณณชมพู ผูก 17
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Suvaṇṇajampū, Phūk XVII
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Suwanna Chompu, Seventeenth fascicle
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali; Tai Yuan
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