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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0119 00003

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/873427

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Lombok Tengah (Nusa Tenggara Barat)

Name of collection:

Private Collection of H. M. Najamuddin

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Literature; Sufism

Copyist:

Anonymous

Script:

Sasak

Writing support:

Palm-Leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

33.5 x 3.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

33.5 x 3.5 cm

Text block dimension:

25 x 2.5 cm

Number of pages:

106 pages

Number of blank pages:

11 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The Dalang Jati text is about the arrival of the Last Day (kiamat) when the Angel Israfil will sound the trumpet to awaken all the souls of the dead to make them account for their deeds on earth. It is also about the philosophy of life and it states that life is like a wayang performance puppeteered by a dalang who manipulates the puppets’ every moves.

Colophon:

Ditulis , 5-10-1418 H

Other notes:

The text is read during religious festivities.

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Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Dalang Jati]

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Javanese