'A letter'. A copy in ink by Jaspan of a text in the rencong script, with an interlinear romanized transliteration by Jaspan, written in pencil. 1 page, on the outside of the copy of DJA/2/75/4. Together with a romanized transliteration by Voorhoeve, 1f., typescript, which is incomplete because of the uncertainty of some symbols in the original.

Papers of Professor Mervyn Aubrey Jaspan (1926-1975) > First Deposit > Copies of Texts from Manuscripts in the Rencong and Lampung Scripts and Romanized Transliterations from South Sumatra, with source locations identified > 'A letter'. A copy in ink by Jaspan of a text in the rencong script, with an interlinear romanized transliteration by Jaspan, written in pencil. 1 page, on the outside of the copy of DJA/2/75/4. Together with a romanized transliteration by Voorhoeve, 1f., typescript, which is incomplete because of the uncertainty of some symbols in the original.

Reference No:: U DJA/2/94A
Dates:: c. 1971
Description:: The original text consists of 6 lines on a bamboo cylinder, described by Jaspan as: 'Gift of W.F. van der Heer, Krijnen, Anna v. Buurenlaan, Oegstgeest on 21 April 1938. Herkomst, Zuid-Sumatra. Length 33.4 cm x diameter 4.6 cm.' Further note by Jaspan in red ink: 'The cylinder is very solid internodular section, with ends formed by cuts through the knuckles, so that the ends are solidly closed ... (At) left end is an inscribed band .. the inscribed strokes seem to be coloured in with ink ... the whole is of extremely crude execution.' (= REM 2347/2)
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Repository:: Hull University Archives
Collection:: Papers of Professor Mervyn Aubrey Jaspan (1926-1975)