The text, ff. lv-14r, contains a collection of pantun; I ff. lv-14r: Pantun; Minangkabau; 205 pantun; II f. 14v-r: Ende; Batak; 7 Batak ende-ende (pantun). Van Ronkel 1921, p. 240, no. 608 (wrongly described as Cod.Or. 5951).

563. Cod.Or. 5953 42 ff.; Minangkabau; exercise book; 21 x I6V2 cm.; 24 lines per p.; Roman characters; from Talu; exercise book no. 230; Van Ophuysen coll. The text, pp. 1-17, contains: I pp. 1-15: Canto; 1. Tjarito Kantjia; 2. Tjarito si Djaba’; 3. Kantjia djo harimau; 4. Kantjia djo barang 2 ; II pp. 16-17: Tjaro Balik; thieves’ cant. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 224, no. 543 (wrongly described as Cod.Or. 5952).