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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00214

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833648

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:

29 – 5 – 2477

Copying date in Gregorian:

1926 July 08

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:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript is the 20th of 79 volumes. The manuscript, titled “Sam Po Kong,” is folk tale that tells the story of Sam Po Kong refused to accept bribes, lacking the courage to do so. The story continues with Sam Po Kong giving orders to prepare a grand banquet for Ciang Bung Ciong and Hiyang Ong.

Colophon:

Niyak Sambungna Hua 29 – 5 – 2477 He 8– 7 – 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 holes caused by termite damage that have resulted in the loss of some text.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨔᨄᨚᨀᨚ - ᨑᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sam Po Kong – Ruwangpulo

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Sam Po Kong – 20

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese