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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00216

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833650

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:

1 – 6 – 2477

Copying date in Gregorian:

1926 July 10

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 22nd of 79 volumes. The manuscript, titled “Sam Po Kong,” is folk tale that tells the story of Sam Po Kong asked Tiyang Lo for his opinion on a certain matter. Tiyang Lo then shared his view based on the results of his meditation, saying that at the moment he did not dare to speak carelessly without first knowing the root of the issue and where it originated from.

Colophon:

Niyak inja sambungna Mannassa bate tulisikna Liem Keng Yuong ri Mangkasarak Hua 10 – 7 – 1926 He 1 – 6 – 2477 Liem Keng Yong

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 author’s stamp, but it has faded. - There are Hanzi, Lontarak, and Latin scripts in the colophon that mention Liem Kheng Yong’s name.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨔᨄᨚᨀᨚ - ᨑᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨑᨘᨓ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sam Po Kong – Ruwangpulo Ruwa

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Sam Po Kong – 22

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese