[ມົນຄາຖາ]

ໜັງສືຜູກນີ້ຂຽນດ້ວຍອັກສອນລາວບູຮານ ເນື້ອໃນກ່າວເຖິງການເບິ່ງເລີກງາມຍາມດີ ແລະຄາຖາອາຄົມຕ່າງໆ ໂດຍໃຊ້ສູດເພື່ອປາບຜີ, ປີສາດ, ແລະປັດເປົ່າສິ່ງຊົ່ວຮ້າຍແລະສະນຽດຈັນໄຣ. ມີຫລາຍເລື່ອງຢູ່ນໍາກັນຄື: ຜີກິນສັດ, ເອົາເຂົ້າໃສ່ເຫຼົ້າ, ວັນດີສໍາລັບຕັດເສື້ອຜ້າ, ວັນດີສໍາລັບການຈູດໄຮ່, ຈັກແຮກໄຮ່ສັກໄຮ່, ຄາຖາມະໄລແສນ, ສູດຂວັນເຂົ້າ ເປັນຕົ້ນ.

This manuscript is written in Lao Buhan (old Lao script). The content tells about looking at an auspicious watch and good times and various magic spells which are used to recite to subdue evil spirits, demons, and dispel evil and misfortune things. There are many titles such as: ghosts eating animals, taking rice to rice granary, good day for cutting clothes, good day for burning the rice fields, Malaisaen incantation, call the spirit of rice, etc.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 41 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.1 cm, width 28 cm, depth 1.2 cm.

Condition of original material: Damaged.

Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.2.