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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00179

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627883

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 4.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

32.4 x 4.5 cm

Text block dimension:

31.2 x 3.2 cm

Number of pages:

20 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The texts contain two stories. The first story tells Kham hiak khwan (the words recalling for one’s guardian spirit) which is used by a father reciting while tying a wrist of his child who is sick or unwell to recall for his or her guardian spirit back. The second story tells Kham sut khwan khao (the words for recalling rice's spirit) used by a ceremonial master reciting at a ceremony for a sick person.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ນໍາສູ່ຂວັນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Nam sūkhwan

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Bringing the guardian spirit

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali