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Probably the Sasaks of Lombok were not converted to Islam until the beginning of the seventeenth century. Their communication with the centre of Muslim culture in East Java was difficult and perhaps it was often interrupted by the Balinese. The remarkable division between the Waktu Tëlu and Waktu Lima groups of Muslims in Lombok has been discussed in Part One, Religion (16.900) . The Javanese-Sasak texts which explain this division are registered under the present head, because they refer to myths. The idiom of Muslim literature in Lom bok is East Javanese, with streaks of Java- nese-Balinese and Sasak. Books were also written in the native Sasak language. In the field of literature the situation in Lombok was comparable, in a way, with that in Madura (see 22.300), but in Madura, litera ture in the native tongue seems to have been written down later than in Lombok. Balinese and Sasak sponsors of the Kirtya Liefrinck- van der Tuuk in Sirjaraja, North Bali, have done excellent work in Lombok, collecting manuscripts containing Javanese-Balinese, Muslim Javanese-Sasak and purely Sasak texts. Under the present head texts referring to Muslim Lombok mythology and legendary history are collected. Purely religious Mus lim texts written in Bali and Lombok have been registered under a separate head (16.900) . In Part Three, Belles-Lettres, 22.900 Historical literature of The propagation of Islam in Java started from the trading towns in the eastern dis tricts, Surabaya and Grësik, and from Cërbon. Neither in East Java nor in West

some Javanese-Balinese romances from Lombok, partly showing influence of Islam, will be discussed (30.430). In the General Index texts referring to the subject are registered under the catch words Lombok and Sasak. 22.710 Këbo Mundar, legendary tale of the introduction of Islam in Lombok: cod. 4249 (version A, Mëdar) Wanwa, = 10.625 = BCB prtf 74), 4250 (version B, Mantri Modèr, = 10.626 — BCB prtf 74). 22.720 History of Lombok Islam: cod. 6621 (= 10.677 = BCB prtf 159), 6442, Teeuw 6, Teeuw 8 (Sandu Baya). 22.730 Hikayat Nabi, Nur Cahya and Nur Sada, mythical tale of Lombok Islam: cod. 10.308 (Krt 10.105), 10.309 (Krt 10.106), 10.343 (Krt 10.093), 10.349 (Krt 10.098), 10.391 (Krt. 10.547, Babad Sasak, concise), KITLV Or 319, Teeuw 5. 22.740 Lombok palmleaves and thin copper plates, mythical history, genealogy: cod. KITLV Or 324, 325 I, II, III, 326. 22.750 Notes on Lombok and Bali history: cod. AdKIT A 4852, Teeuw 7, Teeuw 9 (Lombok genealogy: KBG Eng. no. 1), Teeuw 10. 22.760 History of Lombok: cod. BCB prtf 41A (extensive). 22.700 Piyagëm Ratu Saji Batu Dèndèij: cod. 11.023. the Central North Coast districts. Java, however, kingdoms of politically great importance were founded in the Pasisir period (except, in some respects, in Bantën). But some towns of the central part of the