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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00194

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833628

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

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 9.5 cm

Number of pages:

78 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript is the last of 93 volumes. The manuscript, titled “Tang Le Keng,” is a folk tale that tells the story of Tang Hi Cing and Tang Le Keng expressing their gratitude and asking for permission to return to their homes to pack their belongings. At the end of the manuscript, there is a list of all the works of Liem Kheng Yong. It includes 56 titles of his works, with a total of 1,555 volumes.

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.” - There is no date or place of writing for the manuscript. - A list of all works by Liem Kheng Yong written after the end of the story is included.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨈ ᨒᨙ ᨀᨙ - ᨔᨒᨄᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨈᨒᨘ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Tang Le Keng - Salapangpulo Tallu

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Tang Le Keng - 93

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese