Kutāra Mānawa, law book. Inscribed on the inside cover: 'Cuntara Manawa Sastra, a paraphrase of the Institutes of Menu, in the Kawi or ancient Javanese language. Presented to J. Crawfurd, Esq., by the Rajah of Blilling [Buleleng, in Bali], 1814.' According to Jonker, 1885, pp. 32 et seqq., t...
Rāmāyana. Annotated: 'Ramayana, according to the Javanese paraphrase, in the Kawi or ancient character. This MS was given to J. Crawfurd by the Rajah of Blilling [Buleleng], in the island of Bali'. The text starts with canto 19: Tatkālanyān inājñan sahana-hana nika ng rākṣasomətva ri ng pran...
Letters and fragments of hikayats, mostly religious stories on 'Ali, Fatima and the mi'raj of the Prophet.
Scope & Content:
Malay fragments, some letters are translated from Bugis and Makassar. Several items are dated AD 1813-1814. In Malay in Jawi script. On ff. 59v-58v is found an Old Javanese text, which is a (rather inaccurate) eyecopy from lines 1–11 of the front face of the Baru charter (National Museum of ...