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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00443

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833877

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:

13 – 5 – 2488

Copying date in Gregorian:

1938 June 10

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 8.5 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 19th of 23 volumes titled “San Tae, Sio Ciya.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of Eyang Pe Hang refusing the replacement of the female scribe with Sio Ciha, arguing that they would not find anyone of equal intelligence, even if she is a woman.

Colophon:

13 – 5 – 2488 10 – 6 – 1938 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.” - The cover is made from newspaper.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨔᨈᨕᨙ ᨔᨗᨕᨚᨌᨗᨐ - ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨔᨒᨄ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

San Tae, Sio Ciya – Sampulo Salapang

Item 1 - Title in English script:

San Tae, Sio Ciya – 19

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese