Private Collection of I Made Kajeng Waras Himawan Suweca
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Chronicle
Copying date in native date:
1837 Saka
Copying date in Gregorian:
1915
Script:
Balinese
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
3.5 x 29.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
3.5 x 30 cm
Text block dimension:
2 x 24.4 cm
Number of pages:
60 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text contains the tale of Ki Balian Batur who practices black magic. The king of Mengwi orders Bendesa Gumyar to kill Ki Balian Batur but he fails. Ki Balian Batur discloses the secret behind his supernatural powers and that he can only be killed by a keris (dagger) owned by the king of Klungkung. Ki Balian Batur is killed and relations between Klungkung and Mengwi improve.
Colophon:
Puput tinerat ring dina, a, ka, wara, kulantir, pang, ping, 15, I saka yusa ning loka, 1837 (present image 30r
Other notes:
Numbering 1-28 on v sides of the leaves, no 29 is reversed on the r side. The last leaf was added later as it has no perforations at the sides. There are 59 images so one was skipped.