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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00250

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833684

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:

24 – 7 – 2477

Copying date in Gregorian:

1926 August 31

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 15th of 79 volumes. The manuscript, titled “Sam Po Kong,” is a folk tale that tells the story of an angel named Tiang Sing who came to bow before Tiang Su, to demonstrate the mystical power called 'Hopoa' that he possessed. Tiang Su was known as the head of the Haipoa school and was renowned for his great spiritual power.

Colophon:

Hua 24 – 7 – 2477 He 31 – 8 – 1926 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.” - There is a red stamp, but it has faded. - The paper is torn at the edges, but the text is still legible.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨔᨄᨚᨀᨚ - ᨒᨗᨆᨄᨘᨒᨚᨊ ᨂᨊ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sam Po Kong – Limangpulona Ngannang

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Sam Po Kong – 56

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese