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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0094 00001

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/791532

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Indramayu (Jawa Barat)

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Tarjaya

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Literature

Copyist:

Anonymous

Begin Year Date:

1920

End Year Date:

1960

Script:

Javanese

Writing support:

Lined Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

23.2 x 19 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

22 x 15.5 cm

Text block dimension:

16.7 x 11.8 cm

Number of pages:

232 pages

Number of blank pages:

6 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

Yes

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text contains a collection of fragments of the Babad Cirebon including the story of the wedding contest for Nyimas Gandasari, the war between Arya Kemuning (Cirebon) and Raja Galuh, Arya Kemuning who was stranded on Pulau Menyawak Indramayu, up to the event when the Wali Sanga gathered together to deliberate about Islamic theology.

Other notes:

The manuscript has three different covers. The outer cover is made of synthetic leather. The manuscript has been bound multiple times so that the part in the middle has become wavy. Some papers have holes due to insect infestation.

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Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Babad Cirebon

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Cirebon Chronicle

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Javanese