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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00205

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833639

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 – 5 – 2477

Copying date in Gregorian:

1926 June 28

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

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript is the 11th of 79 volumes. The manuscript, titled “Sam Po Kong,” is folk tale that tells the story of Ao Ang Nga who had many ways of lying; it was unclear when he was telling the truth. He was known as a person of bad character, in contrast to Ti Ong Ko, who was known for his virtue and honesty in speaking the truth.

Colophon:

Mannassa bate tulisikna Liem Keng Yong ri Mangkasara Hua19 – 5 – 2477 He 28 – 6 – 1926

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 are termite bite holes on the front part of the manuscript. - There are signs of dampness on the manuscript. - There are Hanzi characters at the beginning of the colophon date writing: "Hua" and "He".

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨔᨄᨚᨀᨚ - ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨔᨙᨑᨙ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sam Po Kong – Sampulo Sekre

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Sam Po Kong – 11

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese