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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00416

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833850

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:

9 – 3 – 2486

Copying date in Gregorian:

1935 April 11

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:

18.5 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 23 volumes titled “Cu Ing Tae Cu.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of Go Ang Soe being accused by Cang Kuy of making strategic errors in the war that cost many soldiers’ lives. On the other hand, Ciao Jung accused Cang Kuy of being the real culprit because he had only been hiding.

Colophon:

9 – 3 – 2486 11 – 4 – 1935 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.”

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨌᨘᨕᨗᨈᨕᨙᨌᨘ - ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨒᨗᨆ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Cu Ing Tae Cu – Sampulo Lima

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Cu Ing Tae Cu – 15

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese