Cham manuscript made of palm leaves. Each cover was pierced with holes and attached with two small round strips of wood to hold the two ends of palm leaves. Each palm leaf was pierced with holes in the same position of the holes of the cover. The two covers were made of red-brown wood, without any string in the middle. Each page was numbered in order. Page 01, 02, 160, 161, 162 were left blank. The writing was carved sharply on the palm surface, then made with bold strokes of resin ink. The manuscript is written in Akhar Thrah script. The manuscript is in good condition. The manuscript covers the theme of world view, life view. Contents: the formation of the Earth and the life of all beings. Size: 34x 5 x 7cm.
The manuscript belonged to Mr. Bac Bich Van Nhuan, Tuy Phong District, Binh Thuan Province, then was donated to the Center. At present, the Center is displaying this manuscript.
Extent and Medium of original material: Wooden covers. Palm leaves. 166 pages.
Volume no.: 1.
