Title:
KammavācāDate:
1791 CE (1153 CS)Subject:
Manuscripts, Northern ThaiPhysical Description:
1 bundle; first leaf: 16 x 2 ¼ inch ; other leaves: 24 7/8 x 2 ¼ inch.
Leaves 5 up to 20 are written in Pali with Tham script. The rest are written with Northern Thai script. The script is clear
and beautifully written
This manuscript is written on palm leaves. Except for the first leaf, which measures 16 by 2 ¼ inches, the rest are 24 7/8
by 2 ¼ inches. Two lacquered wooden boards cover these leaves. Except for the first leaf, the leaves and the boards each have
two holes. A brownish cord, which goes through those two holes, binds all of the leaves and the boards together.
An oval label is attached to one of the boards, marked with “no name” and “1 vol.”
There are 27 leaves in this manuscript. Only leaf number 5 up to leaf number 25 are inscribed. The written leaves are marked
sequentially, starting with the letter 'ka' and ending with the letter 'khau'. Each leaf usually has five full lines of text.
Exceptions are leaves number 5, 20, and 25, which have only 5 lines in the middle in front; 1 line in front; and 4 lines in
front and 1 line in the back respectively
Palm leaves
Language:
Tai (Other)
Pahlavi
Local Call Number:
ff 4MS PL4251 no. 9
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