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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0062 00236
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627940
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Manorom Sattharam
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Sathu Phò Vandi from Vat Pak Xaeng
Subject matter:
Folktale
Copyist:
Novice Khamking Kitsaro
Copying date in native date:
BE 2514, a huang khai year
Copying date in Gregorian:
1971
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
52.2 x 5.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
52.2 x 5.0 cm
Text block dimension:
50.2 x 4.2 cm
Number of pages:
24 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The content tells the story of requited love between Nang Uakhiam and her love Khunthong (or Khunlu), which is a well-known folktale in Southeast Asia. That is Ms. Uakhiam was disappointed with her love. Because her love was confronted with an obstacle of the love wall. She was hindered by her mother. Her mother wanted Uakhiam to marry Khunlang, a ruler of another city, who also loved Uakhiam. But Uakhiam did not love Khunlang. She loved only Khunlu. The way out was that she broke the tradition. She decided to commit suicide. She chose to execute by hanging under a tree. Before hanging, she wished to meet her love in the sky. After death, three of them including Uakhiam, Khunthong and Uakhiam’s mother are the stars in the sky. The stars are in a line with the mother’s star in the middle. This means Uakhiam’s wish to meet her love is still hindered by her mother.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ຂຸນລູ ອົ້ວຄ່ຽມ (ບັ້ນປາຍ)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Khunlū Uagiam (ban pāi)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Khunlu Uakhiam (last fascicle)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lao; Pali
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