Sanggar Aksara Jawa Kidang Pananjung Cikedung-Indramayu
Script:
Javanese
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
27.5 x 4 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
26.5 x 3 cm
Text block dimension:
22 x 2 cm
Number of pages:
178 pages
Number of blank pages:
4 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The story starts with Panji
Asmarabangun who is given the title
Prabu Suryawasesa in Jengala. He has a
son, Raden Lawean who has become the
King of Pajajaran. Prabu Lawean has a
son, Prabu Mundingsari. Prabu
Mundingsari has a son Prabu
Mundingwangi. Prabu Mundingwangi
has a son Prabu Pamekas who has five
sons. Prabu Pamekas’s daughter goes as
far the Island of Hundrus and becomes
the queen of the King of Holland and
swiftly founds the ‘kompeni’ (Dutch
East India Company), while, Jaka Seuruh
founded the Kingdom of Majapahit
under the name Prabu Brawijaya,
Aryabanga dies in Bagelen etc. etc. up to
Wiralodra.
Colophon:
Mulai menyalin pada hari Minggu
Kliwon jam 9 pagi tanggal 12 Agustus
2018. Hamba bernama Ki Tarka
Sutarahardja dari desa Cikedung Lor.
Sedang babad Dermayu dikerjakan
beberapa bulan sebelumnya.
Other notes:
The copyist wanted to find the relationship between Raden Wiralodra,
the founder of Indramayu and his
ancestors in the Babad Bagelen. He
wanted to compare the information
from the two babads to understand
where Wiralodra comes from. He also
wants the story about Raden Wiralodra
who is the founder of the regency of
Indramayu to be used by wayang
puppeteers and other performing
artists.
Babad Bagelen runs to page 25v. (image
DS 0027 00026r. Babad Dermayu starts
two pages further on with image DS
0027r. The manuscript ends with a
short text entitled Lontar Pangruwat
Kalawansa that ends abruptly.
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
[Babad Bagelen lan Babad Dermayu]
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Historical Chronicle of Bagelen and Historical Chronicle of Dermayu