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Or 8154*
- Record Id:
- 032-003392400
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003392400
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100053963652.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 8154*
- Title:
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Letters and fragments in Bugis, found inside Or 8154
- Scope & Content:
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A collection of 103 letters, fragments of letters, and scraps of paper in Buginese, Makasarese, Malay, and Arabic, ‘found inside the binding of Or. 8154’. Often the first and last characters of each line have been cut off, making it difficult to identify precisely the contents of these items. Many refer to the state of confusion in the late 18th century in South Sulaweesi. In Goa a rebel named Sangkilang had got hold of the regalia and many of the Makasarese took his side. Troubles in the Buginese states contributed to the confusion. Several of the letters, including Makasarese ones, are addressed to the Ma'danreng, which makes it almost certain that this official was the owner of Or. 8154.
The MS contains:
Buginese letters or fragments of letters: nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14-35, 37, 38, 44-9, 54, 61, 64-7, 70, 71, 72-3 (belonging together), 74-6, 77-9 (belonging together), 80-1 (belonging together), 82, 83, 85-92, 94, 96-8, 101, 102.
Buginese notes or fragments of notes: nos. 2, 6, 10, 36, 40, 50-3, 56, 60, 62, 63, 68, 69, 84, 95, 99, 100.
Makasarese letters or fragments of letters: nos. 4, 12, 13,55, 57, 58.
Makasarese notes or fragments of notes: nos. 8, 41, 103 (fragment of a diary for April-May(?) 1733 in the so-called Old Makasarese script).
Malay letter from Haji Yusuf to his adinda (younger brother) Raja Madandang (=Buginese Ma'danreng) announcing his arrival on the island of Bonerate (south of Silayar, in the Sunda Sea). Dated 5 Sha'ban AH 1193 (AD 1779/80): no. 39.
Fragment in Malay consisting of a single line: al-kissa peri mengatahan . . . Raja Ṣadara [?] 'Alam. Further, a pantun beginning, Dang Malini malenggang biduk ... and ending dika [i.e. jika] bagini rasanya hati malarat juga akan sudara [?]: no. 42.
Arabic prayer asking a blessing upon the Arumpone Ahmad as-Salih: no. 43.
Various other items: on a Chinese ship (wangkang) (no. 64); weapons (no. 50); taxes and customs (nos. 8, 9, 28); on Mandarese in coastal areas in Middle and North Celebes (no. 19); unidentified item (no. 59).(This description from Dr. A. A. Cense.)
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003392400", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 8154*: Letters and fragments in Bugis, found inside Or 8154" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003392400
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003392400
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume; 103 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_8154* (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Buginese
- Scripts:
- Buginese
- Start Date:
- 1790
- End Date:
- 1800
- Date Range:
- 1790-1800
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 420 x 290 mm. 103 ff. Various papers and sizes. Some items damaged and soiled.
Brown buckram binding.
- Source of Acquisition:
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Presented by Miss E.G. Wren in 1916.
- Publications:
- M.C. Ricklefs and P. Voorhoeve, Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977), p. 34.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)