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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00528

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833962

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:

15 – 7 – 2487

Copying date in Gregorian:

1936 August 31

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 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 second of 14 volumes titled “Ga Ge.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of Ga Ge’s supernatural powers. After the drum was beaten, Ga Ge swiftly seized very heavy objects while on horseback, lifting them effortlessly using his mystical abilities.

Colophon:

15 – 7 – 2487 31 – 8 – 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.”

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨁᨁᨙ - ᨑᨘᨓᨊ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Ga Ge – Ruwana

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Ga Ge – 2

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese