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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0005 00004

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537703

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Palembang (Sumatera Selatan)

Name of collection:

Private collection of Kemas Haji Andi Syarifuddin

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Letter

Copying date in native date:

28 Dhū al-ḥijjah 1345 AH

Copying date in Gregorian:

1927 June 29

Place of copying:

Mecca

Script:

Arabic; Jawi

Writing support:

Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

27 x 12 cm

Text block dimension:

18.5 x 17 cm

Number of pages:

2 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

Yes

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Letter from Sheikh Mukhtar Komering from Mecca to Tuan Guru Kemas Haji Umar in Palembang to tell him of his circumstances while he is studying in Mecca.

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Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Surat]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

[Letter]

Item 1 - Author:

Mukhtār ibn al-Ḥāj ‘Abd al-Ghānī Tanjung Baru Palembang

Item 1 - Language:

Arabic; Malay