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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0043 00016

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/536237

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Sijunjung (Sumatera Barat)

Name of collection:

Surau Simaung

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Linguistics

Copying date in native date:

Rajab 1289

Copying date in Gregorian:

1872 September

Script:

Arabic; Jawi

Writing support:

European paper

Watermark?:

Yes

Countermark?:

Yes

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

21,5 x 16 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

21 x 16 cm

Text block dimension:

13 x 7 cm

Number of pages:

292 pages

Rubrication?:

Yes

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Description of manuscript content:

The text contains Arabic morphology and syntax.

Colophon:

Bahwa inilah aku memulai menyurat kitab marāḥ ini pada hari Rabi‘ salapan hari bulan Rajab pada tahun ha’ hijrah waladah Nabi saw 1289.

Other notes:

The text written in four months.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

مراح الأرواح

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Marāḥ al-Arwāḥ

Item 1 - Author:

Ahmad ibn ‘Alī ibn Mas‘ūd

Item 1 - Language:

Arabic and Malay