Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province
Script:
Tham Lue; Lao
Writing support:
Paper Schoolbook
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
15.8 x 20.2 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
15.8 x 20.2 cm
Text block dimension:
18.0 x 13.5 cm
Number of pages:
44 pages
Number of blank pages:
15 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text mentions about three millionaires named Visutthiya, Petimakha and Vikhuha. They were very rich. They always gave donations. But they were immoral with adultery with other women, killing animals for food, and stealing properties from others. Their wives also misconducted with other men. Later, they all were caught and tortured by heels.
Colophon:
ຮູບທີ່ 013r: ແລ້ວຍາມ 2 ມວງຕອນແລງແລ ທຸພໍ່ຂຽນຫື້ລູກຊື່ວ່ານາງແສງອິນແລ ຫື້ທານໄປຫາພໍ່ກໍາແມ່ເວນໄດ້ມາກະທຳກຳ ຫື້ພົ້ນຫື້ຄາດບາບກຳເວນກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ເປັນພະຍາດອັນໃດກໍ່ຂໍຫື້ກັບຫາຍຫື້ຂ້າແດ່ເທີ້ນ ຜູ້ຂ້າຂໍປາຖະໜາຫື້ຫາຍຫື້ຜູ້ຂ້າແດ່ເທີ້ນ. ທຸພໍ່ບົວຣົມ ຂຽນແລ.
Hūpthī 031r: Laeo yām 2 muang tòn laeng lae. Thuphò khian hü lūk süvā Nāng Saeng In lae, hü thān pai hā phò kam mae ven dai mā katham kam hü phon hü khāt bap kam ven kò khā thoen, pen phayāt andai kò khòhü kap hāi hü khā dae thoen, phūkhā khò pāthanā hü hāi hü phūkhā dae thoen. Thuphò Bualom khian lae.