'Book V: Notes on matters connected with the Malay Peninsula' / by Dr Charles Otto Blagden

This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London

Scope and Content

Containing: A: f. iv. Charms. Arabic script, with interlinear romanization. B: f. 1r. Pakaian Amir al-mu’minin ʽAli ibn Abī Ṭālib. Arabic script, with interlinear romanization. C: ff. 1r.-4r. Divination in war. Arabic script, with interlinear romanization. D: ff. 4r.-5r. Divination of personally auspicious days according to the numerical value of the letters in the person’s name. E: ff. 6r.-11r. On the seven heavenly bodies. Arabic script with partial interlinear romanization. F: f. 11r. Times of sickness and danger. Arabic script, with interlinear romanization. G: ff. 11r.-12r. Auspicious times for fighting. Arabic script, with interlinear romanization. H: f. 12r. Origins of the gods of the kĕtika lima. Arabic script, with interlinear romanization. I: f. 13r. On house-building and the proper location of doors. Arabic script, with interlinear romanization. J: f. 14r. Divination in war. Arabic script, with partial interlinear romanization. K: f. 15r. Text beginning, fasal pada mĕnyatakan pĕredaran jaya talu. Arabic script, with partial interlinear romanization. L: ff. 16r.-31r. On the thirty rĕjangs. Arabic script, with partial interliner romanization and notes. M: f. 32r. Table for casting horoscopes of engaged couples. Arabic script, with English description. N: ff. 32v.-38r. Invocations. Arabic script, with interlinear romanization and partial English translation. O: ff. 40r.-56r. Romanization of the text found in MS 381320/04 (N)

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the South East Asian Department, School of Oriental and African Studies, 14 November 1973

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Lined European paper, 31.5 x 19.5 cm.

Archivist's Note

Description based on an entry from 'Indonesian Manuscripts in Great Britain: A Catalogue of Manuscripts in Indonesian languages in British Public Collections' by M.C. Ricklefs, P. Voorhoeve and Annabel Teh Gallop Jakarta Ecole francaise d'Extreeme-Orient, 2014. Reproduced with permission.

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