Private Collection of I Made Kajeng Waras Himawan Suweca
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Cosmology
Copyist:
Anonymous
Begin Year Date:
1800
End Year Date:
1900
Script:
Balinese
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript paper dimension:
3.3 x 60.8 cm
Text block dimension:
2.8 x 43 cm
Number of pages:
38 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The text deals with cosmology of the creation of mountains, the sea, the island of Bali and its people who are divided into four castes: Brahmana, Ksatriya, Wesya and Sudra.
Other notes:
The manuscript contains only a fragment of the Tutur Batur Kalawasan. The manuscript is an embat-embatan with holes at the left-hand sides of the leaves and the central spines of the leaves still in place. The manuscript is unnumbered.