ກົດໝາຍບູຮານ ມີລັກສະນະເປັນກົດໝາຍຄອບຄົວ ແລະເປັນລະບຽບສໍາລັບສະມາຊິກໃນຄອບຄົວປະພຶດປະຕິບັດຕໍ່ກັນ ໃຫ້ຖືກຕາມຮີດຄອງປະເພນີອັນດີງາມຂອງສັງຄົມລາວ ເຊັ່ນ ຢ່າຜິດຜົວ ຜິດເມຍຜູ້ອື່ນ ຖ້າຜູ້ໃດກະທໍາຜິດກໍ່ຈະຖືກລົງໂທດຕາມຄວາມເປັນຈິງແລະຕາມສົມຄວນ. ບຸກຄົນໃດໄປຍົກໂທດໃສ່ທ່ານ ອັນຫາມູນບໍ່ໄດ້ ເຊັ່ນ ຕູ່ວ່າຫລິ້ນເມຍທ່ານ, ຕູ່ວ່າເປັນໂຈນລັກເຂົ້າຂອງທ່ານ, ຕູ່ຂ້າຟັນທ່ານ, ຕູ່ວ່າລັກຄວາຍທ່ານ. ເມື່ອມາພິຈາລະນາວ່າຄວາມກັນແລ້ວ ພັດບໍ່ມີມູນຄວາມຈິງ ບຸກຄົນທີ່ຍົກໂທດໃສ່ຮ້າຍຜູ້ອື່ນນັ້ນ ຈະເປັນຜູ້ຮັບໂທດແທນ.
Ancient law is a characteristic of family law and rules for family members to behave towards each other in accordance with the good customs of Lao society, such as not misconducting with other's husband or wife. If anyone commits a crime, he or she will be punished according to the facts and as it should be. Any person who accuses others for something unfounded, such as accusing other of adultery with one’s wife, stealing one’s money, trying to kill one, or stealing one’s buffalo. When it is considered that it is no truth, the person who accuses the other person will be punished instead.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 7 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.9 cm, width 56.1 cm, depth 0.3 cm.
Condition of original material: Fragile.
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.01.
