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MSS Malay A 1
- Record Id:
- 032-002773152
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002773152
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023333919.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- MSS Malay A 1
- Title:
- Hikayat Ular Nangkawang
- Scope & Content:
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Hikayat Ular Nangkawang, in Malay in Jawi script. Concerning the daughter of the king of Kembayat who desires to marry the serpent Nangkawang, who is in reality the prince Nalendra. Ending abrupt.
On f.1r is inscribed lengthwise in a fine calligraphic hand in black ink 'Bismillāhal-raḥmān al-raḥīm', followed in red ink by 'Sūrat al-Fātiḥah al-Kitāb sab‘ah ayat', i.e. the beginning of the Qur'an.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002773152", "parent" : "#", "text" : "MSS Malay A 1: Hikayat Ular Nangkawang" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002773152
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002773152
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume; 111 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=MSS_Malay_A_1 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Malay
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1750
- End Date:
- 1811
- Date Range:
- Late 18th-early 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 185 x 115 mm.
111 ff; Chinese paper. 13 lines per page, black ink. Catchwords on the verso of each folio.
Binding: Full brown woody leather binding.
- Source of Acquisition:
- John Leyden collection (151), acquired by the India Office Library in 1824.
- Publications:
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M.C. Ricklefs and P. Voorhoeve, Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977), p. 122.
Fathenwan Wan Mohd. Nor (ed.), Hikayat Ular Nangkawang. (Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2019). [Full Romanised text edition.]
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)