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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0043 00086

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/536307

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Sijunjung (Sumatera Barat)

Name of collection:

Surau Simaung

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Prayer and divination

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1850

Script:

Jawi; Arabic

Writing support:

European paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

20 x 15.5 cm

Text block dimension:

15.5 x 10 cm

Number of pages:

174 pages

Rubrication?:

Yes

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

Yes

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The manuscript contains two texts. The first text is about divination called pala. It starts with its history and that it comes from Imām Ja‘far Ṣādiq and Iskandar Zulkarnain. The second text describes the creation of nature. The text begins with the creation of Adam. After that other creations including Adam's grandson used the concept of wujūdīyah or the dignity of the seven.

Other notes:

At the end of the text, there is a quotation from the Bayān Tajallī text and a discussion of the nature of the twenty.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

علم النجوم

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

‘Ilm al-Nujūm

Item 1 - Title in English script:

‘Ilm al-Nujūm

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Malay; Arabic

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Item 2 - Title in Native script:

حكاية بوه تحفه

Item 2 - Title in Roman script:

Hikayat Buah Tuhfah

Item 2 - Title in English script:

The Story of Buah Tuhfah

Item 2 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 2 - Language:

Malay; Arabic