UNIVERSITEITSBIBLIOTHEEK VAN AMSTERDAM (UBA) University Library of Amsterdam

2004. UBA II H 59 Bidayat al-mubtadi (bi-fadl Allah al-Muhdr) 114 pp. (numbered 1-112, between pp. 25 and 26 two pp. not numbered; European laid paper; wm. Pro Patria with J HONIG & ZOONEN (ca. early 19th c.); 20'A x 15'/2 cm.; 19 lines per p.; legible writing; initial pp. and colophon illuminated; leaves have been incorrectly bound out of order; pp. 65-88 are upside down, pp. 91-114 come between pp. 18 and 19; a soiled MS; cardboard cover; as owner is mentioned Leubè Poya Ku of Gampöng Ri (Aceh); below the colophon is written by a later hand (ilmu) perkasih perempuan.

2005. UBA IV F 15 1565 Syair perang Mempawah lawan Kompeni i (+) 131 pp.; first side blank; written pages numbered (in Jawi) 1-116 (117 not numbered; 7 leaves blank at end, but ruled with dry paint ready for writing. Paper: machine made wove, same throughout, probably latter half of 19th c.; gatherings of 10 leaves; many leaves loose, but none missing; 21,4 x 17 cm.; neat writing; 14 lines per p.; soiled first and last pages indicate that the work was in use before present brown paper cover was put on it. Account of the war between Mempawah and the Dutch; it ends abruptly with the stanza: Raja Mempawah mengerjakan Kompeni Di banteng sumbuk sampai sekeliannya Kopral menyongsong lalu bertanya Angkatan ini siapa yang punya