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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0045 00294
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833728
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:
22 – 12 – 2479
Copying date in Gregorian:
1929 February 02
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 9.5 cm
Number of pages:
82 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
This manuscript is the 21st of 32 volumes titled “Si Teng San.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of the hero Yatutu Ho Ing Ehoa, along with Tiao Goago, Si La Keyang, To Si Ang Tong, and Tang King Teng, preparing troops for an attack.
Colophon:
22 – 12 – 2479 1 – 2 – 1929 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 an image of a figure with three heads and four arms, printed and then colored red, on page 14r. - Pages 27 and 28 are missing from the text.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ᨔᨗᨈᨙᨔ - ᨑᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨔᨙᨑᨙ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Si Teng San – Ruwangpulo Sekre
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Si Teng San - 21
Item 1 - Author:
Liem Kheng Yong
Item 1 - Language:
Makassar; Chinese
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