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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0065 00005

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628288

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Bunthat Sukhathivong

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:

21.6 x 4.1 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

21.6 x 4.1 cm

Text block dimension:

18.5 x 3.5 cm

Number of pages:

34 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The manuscript contains texts of sukhwan (recall for one’s gardian spirit) which are used for chanting at the sukhwan ceremony by a ceremonial master. At the beginning, the text tells inviting phaya thaen (God king) and devas who are staying in the castles in the sky to come down to the ceremony and give blessings to the people there.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສູດຂວັນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sūt khwan

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Recall for one’s guardian spirit

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao