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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00105

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833539

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Makassar (Sulawesi Selatan)

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Go Lan Ing

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Literature; Folklore

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in Gregorian:

1936 October 17

Begin Year Date:

3-9-2487

Script:

Lontara; Hanzi

Writing support:

Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

22.5 x 12 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

23 x 12 cm

Text block dimension:

19 x 9.5 cm

Number of pages:

84 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript is the fourth of 93 volumes. The manuscript titled “Tang Le Keng” is an illustrated folk tale (rupama) that begins with the story of Pojia buying a horse from Kueni Ocu.

Colophon:

3. 9 . 2487 17. 10. 1936 Niyak sambungna

Other notes:

The writing is dominated by the Lontarak Makassarese script, with some characters modified by Liem Kheng Yong, and features a combination with Hanzi. Initially, this manuscript was rented out to the Peranakan Chinese community. It is adapted from a Chinese folk legend. There is a red stamp of the author that reads: “LIEM KHENG YONG-MAKASSAR.”

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨈ ᨒᨙ ᨀᨙ - ᨕᨄᨊ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Tang Le Keng – Appana

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Tang Le Keng - 4

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese