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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0045 00566
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/834000
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:
3 – 2 – 2479
Copying date in Gregorian:
1928 February 23
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 14th volume out of 110 volumes. The manuscript, titled “Si Pu Co Ang,” contains a folk tale letter that Yang tells the story of Mahu, a man around 51 years old, who shared the story of his family’s life with He Yang Sing. Mahu spoke at length about his daughter, who had recently married and then disappeared without a trace. Eventually, his son-in-law reported him to the authorities, accusing him of embezzlement.
Colophon:
Niyak sambungna 3 – 2 – 2479 23 – 2 – 1928
Other notes:
- Volume 32 was destroyed by termites. Volumes 51–110 are missing. - The information about the total number of volumes (110) comes from the list of works by Liem Kheng Yong found at the end of each volume. - 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:
ᨔᨗᨄᨘᨌᨚᨕ - ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚᨊ ᨂᨄ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Si Pu Co Ang – Sampulona Ngappa
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Si Pu Co Ang – 14
Item 1 - Author:
Liem Kheng Yong
Item 1 - Language:
Makassar; Chinese
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