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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00136

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628147

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Thit Thongdi; his wife; all their children

Subject matter:

Literature

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

CS 1267, a hap sai year

Copying date in Gregorian:

1905

Place of copying:

Vat Pak Lueng, Chomphet district

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

55.3 x 4.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

55.3 x 4.5 cm

Text block dimension:

50.2 x 3.6 cm

Number of pages:

54 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

A king of Pharanasi city wanted to kill Ai Kampha (an orphan man). The king assigned Ai Kampha impossible works which Ai Kampha had to complete the work each within one day. Helped by the supernatural power of Indra, Ai Kampha could complete the assigned works which made incredible for the king and his ministers. For example, the king ordered Ai Kampha to have completed the cutting of the trees on three mountains for making a rice field.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສຽວສະຫວາດ (ຜູກ 7)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Siao Savat (phuk 7)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of Siao Savat (fascicle 7)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao