Phrayā Chatthan.
พระยาฉัททันต์.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Contributor:

Thompson, James B., 1860-1898, former owner.

Language:

Thai

Subjects (All):

Jataka stories, Thai.

Thai literature.

Thai poetry.

Genre:

accordion books

Jataka stories.

Manuscripts, Thai -- 19th century.

Manuscripts -- Thailand -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by James B. Thompson (M.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1886; Protestant missionary in Thailand; stamp on cover).

Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries before 1938 (date of publication in Poleman).

Physical Description:

1 item (80 segments) : paper ; 11 x 36 cm.

Production:

Thailand?, between 1875 and 1899?

Contained In:

Collection of Southeast Asian Manuscripts. Item 26

Language Note:

In Thai (Thai script)

Summary:

The tale of Phrayā Chatthan (based on Chaddanta-Jātaka; Jātaka no. 514 from the Pali Canon) in Thai, written in a meter known as klon suat; this version is therefore known as Phrayā Chatthan Klon Suat (Peera Panarut).

Notes:

Written in 6 lines per leaf.

Probably written in the late 19th century (before the death of former owner James B. Thompson).

Folios grey, with black ink; folded concertina- or accordion-style, including upper cover.

Covers with a border formed of additional layers of heavy paper.

A detailed description of this manuscript by Dr. Peera Panarut is on file at the library.

Cited in:

Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 7010 (UP 2837).

Cited as:

Phrayā Chatthan (Ms. Coll. 990, Item 26). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

1424865718