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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0126 00091
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792836
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:
Novice Jayamaṅgala
Copying date in native date:
14, 10 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1253
Copying date in Gregorian:
1891 August 4
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 49 cm
Number of pages:
44 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 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 at the time of the morning drum in CS 1253, a ruang mao year, on the fourteenth waning-moon day of the tenth [lunar] month, the third day of the week, a moeng met day as the Tai say. Novice Jayamaṅgala wrote this manuscript while taking care of Sawathu Cao Khruba Sommana at Wat Ban Hong Si Bun Rüang. May the merit derived from writing this manuscript be transferred to me, my family members, and my teachers. May I possess sharp wisdom. May all my wishes be fulfilled. My handwriting was not beautiful and not consistently organized with big and small letters. I just followed the original. Please consider the manuscript. My handwriting was not beautiful, just moderate, because I am not an expert in writing palm-leaf manuscripts.
Other notes:
The date corresponds to 1253 Ashadaha 29 = Tuesday, 4 August 1891.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
สุวัณณชมพู ผูก 18
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Suvaṇṇajampū, Phūk XVIII
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Suwanna Chompu, Eighteenth fascicle
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali; Tai Yuan
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