Cham manuscript bound into volume with white parachute cord and three seams in the middle of the manuscript. The covers were made of cloth with a plastic layer inside and tied with brocatelle strings; sewing thread can be seen. The middle cover was torn. The right and left margins of the manuscript had wrinkles and were soaked with water. The last two pages were left blank. The manuscript is in good condition. The contents are written in Akhar Bini (Arabic) and Akhar Thrah scripts in India ink on thick paper. The manuscript covers religious themes. Contents: Lac mâk harei ka muk akei (worshiping family ancestors); Bac ka padhi ikan (funeral rites); Kayep katac (rites of worshiping lineage), Rija nagar (worship rites for new year in the village), Hamu tanah (worship rites for soil and paddy fields), Ba kakuh bilan Ramawan (praying rituals in the month of Ramamdan), Akhan gak ka jalan kinkuh (instructions for praying rituals), Kayait gai sem laih (sacrifice rituals), Jalan Katip và Imâm (the path to be a contemplative of Katip and Imâm), Lang yah harei jam-at (explanations of the meaning of the praying day on Friday), Jalan matai (funeral rites). Size: 24 x 26 x 4 cm.
The manuscript used to belong to Mr. Gru (Superior Priest) Kim Dong (Binh Hoa village, Phan Hoa hamlet, Bac Binh district, Binh Thuan Province). After Mr. Gru Kim Dong passed away, it was handed down to his daughter, who is Mrs. Nguyen Thi Truc (Vinh Hanh village, Phu Lac hamlet, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan Province). In 1970, Mrs. Truc passed it to her nephew, who is Mr. Imâm Dang Nung, and he has kept it up to now. Author is unknown.
Extent and Medium of original material: Covers made of cloth. Paper manuscript, thick paper. 242 pages.
Volume no.: 1.
