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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0125 00049

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/871282

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Gianyar

Name of collection:

Private Collection of I Wayan Wandra

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Literature

Copyist:

Anonymous

Script:

Balinese

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

25 x 3 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

24.7 x 2.5 cm

Text block dimension:

22 x 2.5 cm

Number of pages:

48 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text is about Wargasari who, one day, sailed to the north on an expedition. Half way his journey he met his uncle, Sang Stapaka, an atunggu dharma. Warga Sari continued his journey with Sang Stapaka in search of a wife for Warga Sari. He met a girl named Diah Nara Wati and they were married by Sang Stapaka. They had little time for a honeymoon as Warga Sari had to continue his quest and when he had finished his task, he had the misfortune to have met his end.

Other notes:

The kidung is sung during rituals for the gods.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᬓᬶᬤᬸᬂᬯᬃᬕᬲᬭᬷ᭟

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Kidung Wargasari

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Kidung Wargasari

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Middle Javanese