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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0045 00520
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833954
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:
23 – 3 – 2487
Copying date in Gregorian:
1936 April 14
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:
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 11th of 17 volumes titled “Ban Hao Tiong.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of Ban Hao Tian, who was overjoyed to hear the news that Go Ang Soe had returned from war victorious and that the construction of his fortress had been successfully completed.
Colophon:
23 – 3 – 2487 14 – 4 – 1936 Niyak sambungna
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.”

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ᨅᨖᨕᨚᨈᨗᨕᨚ - ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨔᨙᨑᨙ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Ban Hao Tiong – Sampulo Sekre
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Ban Hao Tiong – 11
Item 1 - Author:
Liem Kheng Yong
Item 1 - Language:
Makassar; Chinese
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