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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0009 00001

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537734

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Palembang (Sumatera Selatan)

Name of collection:

Private collection of Nyimas Umi Kalsum

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Literature

Copying date in native date:

15 Dhū al-ḥijjah 1320

Copying date in Gregorian:

1903 March 15

Script:

Jawi

Writing support:

European paper

Watermark?:

Yes

Countermark?:

Yes

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript paper dimension:

21 x 17 cm

Text block dimension:

16 x 10 cm

Number of pages:

342 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The poem is about the ruler of a country but it does not mention his name.

Colophon:

Tamatlah sudah syairku ini, tema-tema di dalam negeriku Sogheni Nyanyu Madun yang punya ini di Tebing Tinggi sekarang ini.

Other notes:

At the start the following sentence is added: “This poem I copied for my male cousin Muhammad Hasan from the kampong 12 Ulu Sungai Goreng on 15-12-3120 “ (Syair inilah saya kalikan kepada saya punya keponakan laki saya nama Haji Soleh bin Muhammad Hasan anak Kampung 12 Ulu Sungai Goreng sanah 15-12-1320).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

شعير

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sha‘īr

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Poems

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Malay