This undang-undang, drafted in the form of questions and answers, is concerned with waste land in Duopulueh Koto (Minangkabau). Van Ronkel 1921, pp. 55-7, no. 137.

844. Cod.Or. 7249 Letter 2 ff.; lined paper; 34Vi x 21 Vi cm.; 68 lines per p.; neat writing; Snouck Hurgronje bequest (no. 22). Copy of a letter by Habib Abdur-Rahman al-Zahir to Teuku Panglima Seri Muda Perkasa (Teuku Panglima Polém) dated 13 Jumadil-awal 1294/26 May 1877. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 171, no. 407).

845. Cod.Or. 7250 147 pp.; wove paper in a wrapper; 21 x 16Vi cm.; 15 lines per p.; fine writing; Snouck Hurgronje bequest (no. 23). I pp. 1-125: Umdat al-muhtagin ila suliik maslak al-mufridfiv, Arabic sentences and passages are in red ink; in margin variae lectiones by Snouck Hurgronje; on the front page a mystical diagram; II pp. 125-135: Fasal pada menyatakan da’irah dan qab qausaini dan aw-adna; a treatise about da ’irah, isim Allah and other mystical subjects; III pp. 145-141: Enclosure; summary of the work above by Snouck Hurgronje. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 121, no. 290.

846. Cod.Or. 7251 Kaba Malin Deman 104 pp.; Minangkabau; wove paper; 21 Vi x 17 cm.; 15 lines per p.; fine writing; a copy of MS KBG v.d. W. 209 made for Snouck Hurgronje; Snouck Hurgronje bequest Van Ronkel 1921, p. 193, no. 479. 847. Cod.Or. 7252 Hawadit az-zaman 18 pp.; lined paper; 22 x 17Vi cm.; 14 lines per p.; neat writing; probably a copy