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short and long vowels etc. Nevertheless, in the flourishing period of Old Javanese kaka- win literature the poets mastered the rules of Sanskrit prosody sufficiently well. They assiduously studied texts on Sanskrit metres. Under the present head several of these texts are registered. The development of Javanese prosody has been discussed in the Preliminary Historical Remarks (00050— 00070). References to texts on Javanese metres are to be found in Uhlenbeck’s “Critical “Survey” (1964) and in the General Index under the catchwords metres and Wérta Sancaya. 46.260 Canda Wargaksara, Candaksara, Old Javanese and Javanese-Balinese treatises on metres and poetics: cod. 5109-11 (= BCB prt 3), 9708 (Krt 1267, Sarjaskërta Canda Marmala), CB 52 (= 10.550 = BCB prtf 43A, Krt 213), CB 54 (= 10.551 = BCB prtf 43A, Krt 279). 46.270 Guru Lagu, Javanese-Balinese trea tise on metrics: cod. 10.158 (Krt 2177). 46.280 Notes, Javanese, on metres etc., coll. Gericke: cod. NBS 75. 46.290 Mardawa Basa, by Purna Pranata, Surakarta: cod. 8982 no. 2. 46.300 Notes on metres, tembar) gëdé, tetjahan and macapat, Natadiraja: cod. 6508. 46.310 Notes on metres by van der Tuuk: cod. 3364. 46.350 Chronograms. In Javanese

literature, both pre-Islamic and Muslim, years were seldom given in numerals. It was almost a standing rule to indicate years by means of chronograms (Javanese: saiyka- las), words having numeral connotations, which were linked up instead of numbers. Perhaps the origin of the use of chronograms was mnemonic. In orally transmitted infor mation it proved easier to remember a series of words, indicating a year, than a number. As a rule numeral connotations of words used in chronograms are based on Indian religion and literature, e.g. every word meaning water has the numeral connotation: four, because of the four oceans of ancient Indian mythic geography. Most chronogram words are Sanskrit loan words. Javanese scholars of all periods wrote treatises on chronograms, and in many com pendiums and books of notes lists of chro nogram words are incorporated. The lists are called Candra Satjkala, with reference to the initial words: rupa (shape), candra (moon), both having the connotation: one, of a popular saqkala mnemonic stanza. Candra Saijkala texts were repeatedly pub lished in Java. Brata Késawa’s “Katrapan “ii} Candra Satjkala” (“Volkslektuur”, Ba tavia, 1928) contains explanations of the numeral connotations of the chronogram words in general use. In the General Index manuscripts con taining lists of chronogram words are regis tered under the catchword candra sa^kala. I.ists of historical chronograms have been discussed in Part Two, History, of the present Synopsis (25.400). 46.360 Candra Gëni, Rai)ga Warsita com pendium : cod. 6422, 6597.