and beget a son; this text has been edited by Van Ophuysen for a lithographic edition (1892) and reprinted in 1893 (by firma Trap, Leiden); cf. Snouck Hurgronje, De Chabar Mama’ Si Hetong, TBG 38 (1895), pp. 444-56. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 193. no. 480 (B).

660. Cod.Or. 6072 Kaba Cindue Mato 135 ff.; Minangkabau; exercise book; 21 x I6V2 cm.; 24 lines per p.; neat writing; the copying was finished on 11 October 1881 at Payakumbuh; there are pencil notes in margin and interlinear, probably by Van Ophuysen; Van Ophuysen coll. The MS starts in the middle of the story; the first 3 ff. are left blank, probably being intended for the missing part. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 188, no. 460.

661. Cod.Or. 6073 Kaba Malin Deman 355 pp.; Minangkabau; exercise book; 21 x 16 cm.; 24 lines per p.; Roman characters; numbered 1-387; the first quire is interleaved but a number of the interleaves are missing (pp. 4-5, 8-9, 24-25, 44-45, 48-49, 52-53, 56-57, 60-61, 64- 67, 70-75, 78-79, 82-83, 86-87); partly with variae lectionum and notes by Van Ophuysen (interlinear, marginal, and on interleaves); Van Ophuysen coll. The text contains the transliteration of Cod.Or. 12.148 (Van Ophuysen 26). Van Ronkel 1921, p. 192, no. 475.

662. Cod.Or. 6074 225 ff.; exercise book; 21 x I6V2 cm.; written in different hands; Van Ophuysen coll. I ff. 2r-41v: Kaba Sarek Muliek', Minangkabau; 22 lines per p.; neat writing; difficult reading; the writing was finished on 31 October 1898 at Muara Labuh; written down to the telling of an old man who was formerly a professional story-teller; notes with the letter P in margin by Van Ophuysen (probably for his study of pantun). Van Ronkel 1921, p. 208, no. 514 (A); II ff. 57r-100r: Kaba Sarek Muliek; Minangkabau; 22 lines per p.; neat writing; better reading than the preceding pp.; told at Sungai Pagu; notes with the letter P in margin by Van Ophuysen; containing the story of Sarek Muliek, daughter of Tuanku Rajo Tuwo and Lindueng Bulan of Tanjueng Bungo; Rajo Tuwo does not appear at the gelanggang because he has no proper