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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00335

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833769

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

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:

17.5 x 9 cm

Number of pages:

82 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript is the 30th of 45 volumes. The manuscript, titled “Tek Ceng-Ngo Ho Peng Se,” is folk tale that tells the story of Tek Ceng wanted to leave, and his departure was not in one month or two months, but it took years before he could return.

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 several pages of text missing at the back, as evidenced by the remaining torn paper edges.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨈᨙᨌᨙ ᨂᨚᨖᨚᨄᨙᨔᨙ - ᨈᨒᨘᨄᨘᨒᨚᨊ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Tek Ceng – Ngo Ho Peng Se - Tallungpulona

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Tek Ceng – Ngo Ho Peng Se – 30

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese