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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00163

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833597

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:

26 – 12 – 2487

Copying date in Gregorian:

1937 February 07

Script:

Lontarak; 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 12.5 cm

Text block dimension:

19 x 9 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 62nd of 93 volumes. The manuscript, titled “Tang Le Keng,” is a folk tale that tells the story of Hoang Seng Liong and Tang Leyang Ci feeling blessed by angels because the sky was clear, allowing them to return to their respective homes without any obstacles.

Colophon:

26 – 12 – 2487 7 – 2 – 1937 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 - ᨕᨊᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨑᨘᨓ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Tang Le Keng – Annangpulo Ruwa

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Tang Le Keng - 62

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese