The text, ff. lv-10v, contains a syair on Judgement Day. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 100, no. 230.

1275. Cod.Or. 12.165 Syair menuntut ilmu 8 ff.; Dutch laid paper; wm. Pro Patria with DE ERVENDK BLAUW; 21 x 17 cm.; 13 lines per p.; legible writing; Minangkabau-influenced Malay; written (copied ?) by Sitinggi (?) at Solok; Van Ophuysen coll. (43). The text, ff. lv-7r, contains a syair with admonition, urging people to follow the commandments of Islam. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 103, no. 235.

1276. Cod.Or. 12.166 Tambang emas 4 ff.; Dutch laid paper; wm. Eendracht with T S & Z; 31 Vi x 20Vi cm.; 22-28 lines per p.; legible writing; Van Ophuysen coll. (44). The text, ff. lr-2v, contains a treatise on gold-mining written in the form of questions and answers in separate columns; the answers were given by Datuk Bagindo and Pak Kuliling of Batang Barus, Laras Guguk, Luhak Kubang XIII; the original was signed by both of them. Van Ronkel 1921, pp. 169-170, no. 403.

1277. Cod.Or. 12.167 27 ff.; Dutch laid paper; wm. Pro Patria and Eendracht; 17 x IOV2 cm.; 14 lines per p.; legible writing; Van Ophuysen coll. (45). I ff. lv-22r: Kaba Muhammad Ali Hanafiah; Minangkabau; an abridged version of the Hikayat Muhammad Hanafiah. Van Ronkel 1921, pp. 220-222, no. 539; II ff. 22v-24v: Syair rukun sembahyang; the end is missing.

1278. Cod.Or. 12.168 Tjatjar sapi 14 ff.; Dutch laid paper; wm. Pro Patria with WHISSINK; 3VA x 21 Vi cm.; 26 lines per p.; Jawi and Roman characters alongside each other; autograph of J.A.W. van