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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0062 00153
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627857
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Manorom Sattharam
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Chao Hua Hong
Subject matter:
Folktale
Copyist:
Anonymous
Copying date in native date:
BE 2369, a hap sai year
Copying date in Gregorian:
1836
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Lao Buhan (Old Lao)
Writing support:
Palm leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
52.7 x 3.9 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
52.7 x 3.9 cm
Number of pages:
244 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The content tells about the story of Prince Linthong (golden tongue). The prince had a friend who was a millionaire’s son named Kalasa. Once, there was a pandemic in the city. Kalasa was outside the city while the king announced to lock-down. He was angry. He travelled to learn the black magic in the forest and he became a giant with magical spells. Then the giant seized the city of Prince Linthong and captured Linthong’s father. Linthong and his mother were alert and got away, but they were separated. Linthong learnt the magical spells from a hermit in the forest. After having finished his study, he returned his city. He fought against the giant and overcame. Finally, Linthong succeeded to the throne due to his father died during the capture.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 119 ໜ້າ 2: ສີສີສຸໂພນນະຈະຕຸ ຈຸນລາສັງກາດລາຊາໄດ້ 2 ພັນ 3 ຮ້ອຍປາຍ 60 9 (ພສ 2369) ຕົວ ປີຮັບໃສ້ ເດືອນ 5 ແຮມ 4 ຄ່ຳ ມື້ເຕົ່າສີ່ ວັນອາທິດ ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງ ເຈົ້າຫົວຫ້ອງ ເປັນເຈົ້າສັດທາສ້າງໄປຫາເຈົ້າຫົວປຸ ແລະຂໍໃຫ້ຮອດໃຫ້ເຖິງ ແລ້ວຈິ່ງສົ່ງພອນແກ້ວ 10. Folio 119 on the verso side: In Cunlasakkarat 2 thousand 3 hundred and 60 9 (BE 2369), a hap sai year, on the fourth day of the waning moon of the fifth lunar month, a tao si day, Sunday, the writing was finished at the time of the afternoon’s drum (between 13.30-15.00 o’clock). Chao Hua Hong is the sponsor of the making of this manuscript, in order to dedicate this merit to Chao hua Pu. May this merit reach him and then give 10 blessing.
Other notes:
The date of the writing of this manuscript, which appears in the colophon is Chunla Sangkatrasa 2 thousand 3 hundred and 69, a hap sai year. This is possibly BE 2369, a hap sai year.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ໜັງສືທ້າວລິ້ນທອງ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Naṅsü dāo lindòṅ
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The Manuscript of a golden tongue-man
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lao
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