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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0045 00570
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/834004
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:
24 – 2 – 2479
Copying date in Gregorian:
1928 March 15
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 18th volume out of 110 volumes. The manuscript, titled “Si Pu Co Ang,” contains a folk tale letter that tells the story of someone who came to help out of gratitude. In the end, he drew his sword to help fend off a barrage of arrows.
Colophon:
24 – 2 – 2479 15 – 3 – 1928 Niyak Inja sambungna
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 ᨔᨂᨈᨘᨍᨘ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Si Pu Co Ang – Sampulona Sangangtuju
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Si Pu Co Ang – 18
Item 1 - Author:
Liem Kheng Yong
Item 1 - Language:
Makassar; Chinese
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