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Can anyone help me identify the date of this painting and what the script on the back signifies?
It is all hand done and very old

Appears to be Thai, perhaps a book of scriptures or something else of significance to Buddhism. In Thailand, Burma and Laos, relatives traditionally presented temples richly hand-decorated books containing the ordination rules for monks whenever young boys in the family reached puberty and underwent the tonsure ceremony when entering the monkhood for a period to live and learn their religion firsthand. Unfortunately, I can't help with the translation, but perhaps others can. Here's a Thai horoscope in the antique style, which I picked up at a Bangkok art show in the early 1990s. The script isn't quite as formal but the painting style of the celestials is somewhat similar.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Thank You for the info!!

Bill H's example is indeed Thai, but the original poster's is Khmer/Cambodian, which I cannot read. Culturally the same, with the Ramakien (Thai Ramayana) and Theravada Buddhist elements.

Appreciate you having my back on that point.
Bill H.

Thank You for the info!!

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