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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00126

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833560

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Makassar (Sulawesi Selatan)

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Go Lan Ing

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Secular Literary Work, Book

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

19-10-2487

Copying date in Gregorian:

1936 December 02

Script:

Lontarak; Hanzi

Writing support:

Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

23 x 12.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

23 x 12.5 cm

Text block dimension:

19.5 x 9 cm

Number of pages:

84 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript is the 25th of 93 volumes. The manuscript, titled “Tang Le Keng,” is a folk tale that tells part of the story where Tang Le Keng allows Cia Taeng Ceng to leave immediately because there is a matter to be discussed.

Colophon:

19 - 10 - 2487 2 - 12 - 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.” - The front cover is missing, with traces indicating it was torn off, and it was later replaced with a cover made from used Chinese newspaper.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨈ ᨒᨙ ᨀᨙ - ᨑᨘᨓ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨒᨗᨆ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Tang Le Keng - Ruwang Pulo Lima

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Tang Le Keng - 25

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese