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Or 13957
- Record Id:
- 032-003895105
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003895105
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121910774.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 13957
- Title:
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Pustaha
- Scope & Content:
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Pustaha. The entire manuscript is devoted to the art of waging war. Such wars usually took place between two villages, but a number of other related villages could be involved. The place of origin of the datu (magician) who wrote the pustaha is mentioned as Lintong ni Huta, now well-known as a coffee-producing region on the south western shore of Lake Toba in the regency of Humbang Hasundutan. The people in Lintong ni Huta speak Toba Batak, and, judging from the script and language, the manuscript is also undoubtedly of Toba Batak provenance. The magician is said ‘to never lose a war because of his magical prowess.’ The term ‘war’ is mentioned on several pages, and always twice in the single phrase bisara na godang hasuhuton na bolon: bisara na godang literally translates as ‘the great custom’, and hasuhuton na bolon as ‘the great leader’. These euphemisms are used in the secret language of magicians known as hata ni poda (the language of [magical] instruction). Text begins: ... di tano [l?] / intong ni huta ma inon / ? datu nami asa i ma nami / ?Xihon ni bayo guru / [s]ombaon hata ni aji / ? o datu na so dung talu di / bisara na godang di hasuhuton / na bolon dibahon / hadatuon bayo datu ra[ja?] / tandang bolon ai na la …This MS identified by Uli Kozok.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003895105", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 13957: Pustaha" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003895105
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003895105
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Batak
- Scripts:
- Batak
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 18th century-19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Sumatra
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 100 x 90 mm.
28 ff., tree bark. Black ink, 16-17 lines per page, text markers and illustrations.
Binding: Two wooden covers.
- Source of Acquisition:
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Acquired from Mr R.E. Hughes, August 1980.
- Publications:
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M.C. Ricklefs, P. Voorhoeve & A.T. Gallop, Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain. New Edition with Addenda et Corrigenda. (Jakarta: EFEO, 2014), pp. 272-273.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)