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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00831
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537459
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Jataka
Begin Year Date:
1800
End Year Date:
1900
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.2 x 55 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.2 x 55 cm
Text block dimension:
3.8 x 45.7 cm
Number of pages:
46 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The text is about Thuk Khattiya Kumman who asked his father, King Khanthappha, for permission to visit his grandmother. On the way he confronted ferocious giants who killed people for their meals. He fought against the giants until they were eventually defeated. Then he met his grandmother. Thuk Khattiya Kumman had three wives named Mukkhavadi, Chunlakhantha, and Chantha.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
[ ທຸກຄັດຕິຍະກຸມມານ]
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Dhuk Khattiya Kumāra
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of Thuk Khattiya Kumman
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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