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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00351

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833785

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?:

No

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript paper dimension:

23 x 12.5 cm

Text block dimension:

19 x 9.5 cm

Number of pages:

78 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript is the first of 26 volumes titled “Lie Eng Cun.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of I Leng Cung feeling deeply concerned after hearing the story of what happened to her, to the point that she wanted to sell herself, but Lie Cung forbade her.

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.” - Several pages at the beginning of the manuscript are torn. The intact sheets begin on page 7 in the text. - There is no date of authorship on the manuscript.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨒᨗ ᨕᨙ ᨌᨘ - ᨔᨙᨑᨙᨊ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Lie Eng Cun - Sekrena

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Lie Eng Cun – 1

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese