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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00173

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627877

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Rites; Ritual

Copyist:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

32.4 x 5.0 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

32.4 x 5.0 cm

Text block dimension:

27.5 x 4.5 cm

Number of pages:

22 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text is used to recite by a ceremonial master at the ceremony of rice in a rice field. The ceremony is organized after the harvesting. The rice is in a big heap. This ceremony is made to recall the rice’s dardian spirit in order to have more rice in the coming years. At present, this ceremony is not popularly organized in some communities in Laos.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສູດຂວັນຄຸນມື້ຄຸນເຂົ້າ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sūt khwan gun mü gun khao

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Chanting for the spirit of rice

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao