Lanna (northern Thai) palm-leaf manuscript read
ปริวรรตใบลานล้านนา
Palm-leaf and folded-paper manuscripts in Tai Tham script, also called Lanna script, come out as text in Thai letters that more people can read.
Today's price ฿500 / palm leaf
What you get
- Lanna (northern Thai) palm-leaf manuscript read฿500 / palm leafA Lanna (northern Thai) manuscript on palm leaves or folded paper, written in Tai Tham script (the Lanna script), changed into Thai letters.
How it goes
- You share the manuscript, leaf by leaf.You · At the order
- A reader writes each leaf out in Thai script.Hongdam · Leaf by leaf
- You get the text in Thai letters.Hongdam · At the end
- You share the manuscript, leaf by leaf.You · At the order
- A reader writes each leaf out in Thai script.Hongdam · Leaf by leaf
- You get the text in Thai letters.Hongdam · At the end
Useful facts
- Unicode's chart for the Tai Tham block says the script is also known as Lanna as well as Old Tai Lue, and is used for the Khuen, Northern Thai and Tai Lue languages. unicode.org
- The Digital Library of Northern Thai Manuscripts lists four collections online; the largest, from a 1987–1991 Chiang Mai University project, has 3,914 manuscripts and 159,564 images. digital.crossasia.org
- Its texts are in Northern Thai (Lan Na), Tai Khuen, Tai Lue, Lao, Shan, Burmese and Pali, on subjects such as traditional law, customs, astrology, history, medicine and Jataka stories. digital.crossasia.org
- A Fastwork transcriber describes transcription as turning a leaf's letters into Thai letters while keeping the leaf's own spelling, which differs from translating it into present-day Thai. The listing counts two pages to a leaf and 200 to 400 words to a page. fastwork.co
What others charge
| Palm-leaf transcription into Thai letters (Tai Tham, Khom, Tham Isan, Thai Noi), a Fastwork seller | ฿300 a leaf page; a leaf has two pages fastwork.co |
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| If the Thai text is then put into English: standard translation at a Bangkok agency | From ฿1.5 a word sawadeetranslations.com |
| Hongdam · Lanna (northern Thai) palm-leaf manuscript read | ฿500 / palm leaf |
What people ask
What is Tai Tham script?
Unicode's chart says Tai Tham is also known as Lanna and as Old Tai Lue, and is used for the Khuen, Northern Thai and Tai Lue languages. Its Unicode block runs from U+1A20 to U+1AAF. unicode.org
Is transcribing a leaf the same as translating it?
A Fastwork transcriber says no: transcription changes the leaf's letters into Thai letters and keeps the leaf's spelling, so the result can be turned back into the original letters. Translation into present-day Thai is a different job. fastwork.co
How many northern Thai manuscripts are online?
The Digital Library of Northern Thai Manuscripts lists four collections of 3,914, 1,051, 991 and 181 manuscripts. The page says some texts appear in more than one collection. digital.crossasia.org
How much does a palm-leaf transcription cost?
A Fastwork transcriber lists ฿300 for a leaf page, and a leaf has two pages. The listing gives 7 days of work, Word and PDF files, and about 6 days for a 24-page manuscript, weekends not counted. fastwork.co
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Sources read 2026-10-24.