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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/54/1
Title:: Tham Tang [18th century]
Scope & Content:: This manuscript contains a mantra to be recited in ceremonies like Jasingpha and Du Kai Seng. The special thing about this ceremony is that chickens are offered and it is believed that the chickens die when mantras are recited from this manuscript. There is frequent mention of Ten Na Kai Oi meani...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 12 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/54/2
Title:: Fragments [18th century]
Scope & Content:: The content in these folios are not readable as they have been rubbed off.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 6 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/54/3
Title:: Tham Tang [18th century]
Scope & Content:: This is a Tham Tang manuscript. Its content is similar to other Tham Tang manuscripts.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 6 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/54/4
Title:: Fragments [18th century]
Scope & Content:: This manuscript contains the geneology of Lengdon and his establishment of the Tai kingdom in Mung Kang. In image 0038, it is written that in Mung Kang there was no kingand so he sent his two sons Khun Lung Khun Lai to Mung Kang to establish the Tai kingdom.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 60 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/54/5
Title:: Fragments [18th century]
Scope & Content:: This manuscript is about different kinds of signs leading to different kinds of happenings. For instance, in image 0038, it is written about a particular kind of reptile that if it enters anyone's house, the owner of the house may die. Further, there is also a mantra to purify water for bathing.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 38 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/54/6
Title:: Fragments [18th century]
Scope & Content:: These fragments relate to different subjects. Folios photographed in image 0001-0002 is Aap Naam, 0003-0004 is Sang Han, 0005-0009 is ThamTang.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 18 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/54/7
Title:: Nang Khai [18th century]
Scope & Content:: It is similar to the other Nang Khai manuscripts. It contains the story of Kun Deo who married Lengdon's daughter Ka Pha Enga.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 13 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/54/8
Title:: Tham Tang [1760-61 or 1820-21]
Scope & Content:: This is similar to the other Tham Tang manuscripts. Lak Ni Dap Sav, which corresponds to 1820-21, or possibly 60 years early 1760-61. Dated with the Lakni calendrical system. This refers to the repeating 60 year cycle (see Terwiel 1981, Morey 2015), which is repeated. Thus a manuscript dated Lakn...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 1760-1821
Extent:: 14 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP373/54/9
Title:: Fragments [18th century]
Scope & Content:: These fragments are a compilation of Pen Ka ka and Tham Tang. Folios photographed in image 0001-0004 and 0007-0008 is Pen Ka Ka. And the folio in image 0005-0006 is Tham Tang.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tai languages
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 8 tiff images

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