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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0142 00013
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/834590
Country:
Indonesia
City (Province):
Wajo (Sulawesi Selatan)
Name of collection:
Private Collection of Andi Maddukkelleng
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Anonymous
Subject matter:
Literature
Copyist:
Anonymous
Script:
Lontaraq
Writing support:
Paper
Watermark?:
Yes
Countermark?:
Yes
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
20.5 x 14 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
20.5 x 15.5 cm
Text block dimension:
18.5 x 13.5 cm
Number of pages:
142 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
This La Galigo episode manuscript contains the story of the marriage between To Rukkampoti and Daeng Patappa, which takes place through the mediation of the wind (botting ranenringna). It also includes the tale of Datu Pituppuloe holding a cockfighting festival around Cina Tana Ugi, Tempe, and Sabbang.
Other notes:
- The manuscript’s cover is smaller than the manuscript itself. - Some gatherings (quires) have detached from the binding, resulting in several missing pages. - There is no information about the author, copyist, date, or place of transcription. - Several pages at the beginning of the manuscript are missing, leaving the opening episode of the story unknown. - A page is missing between pages 46v and 47r. - Torn paper has resulted in the loss of text on the following pages: 46r–46v, 59r–59v, 65r–65v, 66r–66v, and 71r–71v.

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
[La Galigo]
Item 1 - Title in English script:
[La Galigo]
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Bugis
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