Private Collection of I Made Kajeng Waras Himawan Suweca
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Ritual
Copyist:
Jro Wayan Gde Pasek
Copying date in native date:
13 sasih kasa
Begin Year Date:
1850
End Year Date:
1950
Script:
Balinese
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
3.1 x 37.3 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
3.1 x 37.3 cm
Text block dimension:
3 x 33.4 cm
Number of pages:
105 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text contains instructions for cremation rituals in Bali. The rituals are done differently for different castes and kinship groups in Bali. The manuscript also contains information about the offerings to be made for the rituals and prayers and mantras to be said during the performance of the death rituals.
Colophon:
Inggih puput, nyurat lontar puniki ring dina, A, Ka, wara Julungwangi, kaping arep, pukul, 8, tang, ping 13, sasih, Kasa. Sane madruwe lontar puniki, dane Jro Wayan Gde, Pasek, Prebekel Prawupan, Distrik Kesiman, mapuri dane ring Bantas, dauh bale banjare ring Bantas, ring tegehe pisan. Iti lontar Yama Tatwa. Rah. (image 12r).
Other notes:
The numbering of the images is faulty and moreover starts with a verso rather than a recto. There are 103 images (in the wrong numbering) so one has been omitted. Page numbers 1-5 on the verso sides of the leaves, 54 on the recto side, 6-51 on the verso sides of the leaves.