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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0104 00002

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/791740

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Pak Ou (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Khampom Phongsavanh

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Magic and Divination

Copyist:

Anonymous

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

1999

Place of copying:

Pak Chaek Village

Script:

Tham Lue

Writing support:

Mulberry Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

23 x 23 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

20.5 X 19 cm

Text block dimension:

16.2 x 16 cm

Number of pages:

64 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The texts from the front cover are related to invulnerable spells such as the spells of protecting a person to be proof against weapons such as gunshots, spike, sword, knife, and also against beating without wounds. The texts from the reverse side are related to spells for chasing an ogre, and ogress from a body of a person.

Other notes:

The manuscript is covered with a cotton cloth and sewn with a cotton cord at its top spine. The writing starts from both sides. The ends of the both texts meet on page 21r.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ພັບສິບປະຄົນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Phap sippakhon

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali