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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00544

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833978

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:

10– 6 – 2483

Copying date in Gregorian:

1932 July 13

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 fourth of 12 volumes titled “Ouw Pe Coa.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of a Sin Se (healer) who was highly skilled in medicine. He treated an entire village, and when the king heard of his abilities, he became eager and impatient to have the Sin Se serve him.

Colophon:

10 – 6 – 2483 13 – 7 – 1932 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:

ᨕᨚᨄᨙᨌᨚᨕ - ᨕᨄᨊ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Ouw Pe Coa – Appana

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Ouw Pe Coa – 4

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese