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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00447

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833881

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:

19.5 x 8.5 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 final of 23 volumes titled “San Tae, Sio Ciya.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of Sang Tae ordering to wait for the return of his people who are pursuing higher education at “Ekesame.”

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. - The back cover is missing. - The colophon page has come off.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨔᨈᨕᨙ ᨔᨗᨕᨚᨌᨗᨐ - ᨑᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚᨈᨒᨘ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

San Tae, Sio Ciya – Ruwangpulo Tallu

Item 1 - Title in English script:

San Tae, Sio Ciya – 23

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese