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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00509

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833943

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 – 2484

Copying date in Gregorian:

1933 April 04

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 x 9 cm

Number of pages:

90 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript is the final of 19 volumes titled “Ce Si Ao Tong.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of a debate between Sung Pa and Kio Kong regarding the capture of their opponent.

Colophon:

9 – 3 – 2484 4 – 4 – 1933 Tammakmi

Other notes:

- The writing is dominated by the Lontarak Makassarese script, with some characters modified by Liem Kheng Yong. - 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.” - Each page shows signs of termite damage, causing parts of the text to be missing.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨌᨙᨔᨗᨕᨕᨚᨈᨚ - ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚᨊ ᨔᨒᨄ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Ce Si Ao Tong – Sampulona Salapang

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Ce Si Ao Tong – 19

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese