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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0045 00567
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/834001
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:
6 – 2 – 2479
Copying date in Gregorian:
1928 February 26
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 15th volume out of 110 volumes. The manuscript, titled “Si Pu Co Ang,” contains a folk tale letter that tells the story of Hong Ye Ya instructing his followers to prepare supplies because he wished to pray to Allah SWT for heavy rain. At that time, both senior and junior ministers and warriors gathered to visit villages that had a Datok’s house, so that they too could join in asking for rain.
Colophon:
Niyak sambungna 6 – 2 – 2479 26 – 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 ᨒᨗᨆ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Si Pu Co Ang – Sampulona Lima
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Si Pu Co Ang – 15
Item 1 - Author:
Liem Kheng Yong
Item 1 - Language:
Makassar; Chinese
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