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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0089 00002
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/791502
Country:
Indonesia
City (Province):
Indramayu (Jawa Barat)
Name of collection:
Private Collection of Mohammad Ali Piahana Putra
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Literature
Copyist:
Anonymous
Begin Year Date:
1940
End Year Date:
1970
Script:
Javanese
Writing support:
Lined Paper
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
22 x 16.5 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
22 x 16.5 cm
Text block dimension:
19 x 15.5 cm
Number of pages:
38 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text starts with the story of the Prophet Muhammad’s meeting with Semangun and continues with the Prophet’s companions. At the end it tells of Jenggi Sodah’s murder of the Prophet’s uncle, Jayengrana (Amir Hamzah).
Other notes:
The manuscript is in good condition and the binding is ok. The text is written in black ink and clearly legible. The cover states that it is a Letjes manuscript.

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
[Carita Nabi lan Semangun]
Item 1 - Title in English script:
[The Story of the Prophet and Semangun]
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Javanese
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