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My father's name was Si Inthărathĭt. My mother's name His origin and family. was Lady Süăng. My elder brother's name was Ban Müăng (Warden of the Realm). 2 We, elder and younger born from the same womb were five; brothers three, sisters two. My elder brother 3 who was first, died and left me while yet little. When I grew up reaching 4 nineteen rice-harvests, Khŭn Sam Chŏn (Prince of Three Peoples), lord of Müăng Chawt, came to Müăng Tak. His youthful exploit in battle. My father went to fight 5 Khŭn Sam Chŏn by the right. Khŭn Sam Chŏn pressed on to meet him by the left. Khŭn Sam 6 Chŏn charged in force. My father's people fled in haste, broken and scattered. 7 I fled not. I bestrode the elephant Nekă Phŏn (Host of Warriors). I urged him into the mêlée in front of my father. I engaged 8 Khŭn Sam Chŏn in elephant-duel. I myself thrust Khŭn Sam Chŏn's elephant—the one called 9 Mat Müăng (Kingdom's Treasure) so that he was worsted. Khŭn Sam Chŏn was vanquished, fled. My father therefore raised my name 10 to the title Phră Ram Khămhæng, because I thrust Khŭn Sam Chŏn's elephant.
During 11 my father's time I was support and stay unto my His filial and brotherly devotion. father; I was support and stay unto my mother. If I got the body 12 of a deer or the body of a fish, I brought it to my father. If I got any fruit, tart or sweet, 13 that I ate and relished, ate and found good, I brought it to my father. If I went 14 to hunt elephants, and got them, I brought them to my father. If I went to hamlets or 15 towns, and got elephants, got elephant's trunks, got slaves, got damsels, got silver, got gold, I brought 16 and left them with my father. My father died. I continued to be support and stay unto my brother 17 just as I had been unto
