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Sëmaran, as owner of the original. The ms was written in Pati; the script is Central Java North Coast. Cat. Vreede p. 109 has a short Dutch epitome, stating that for the major part the text is identical with the Major Babad text (cod. 1786). Purchase 1881. LOr 2295 — H-29.420 17,5 x 21 cm 238 cm 13 x 16,5 cm Javanese 13 lines History of Mecca and Turkey, 19th century, raja Bilrjon (i.e. Muhammad ibn c Awn) of Mecca and Sultan Abdul Majit of Rum, in verse, dated 1788 A.J., 1276 A.H. and 1859 A.D. Cf. cod. 6793 and Snouck Hurgonje, “Mekka”, vol. I, p. 159. Cat. Vreede p. 150-152 has an extensive Dutch summary and references to literature. The ms is written partly in a perpendicular script partly cursive, Central Java. The numbers of the chronograms are put in reverse order (thousands first), which is unusual. Purchase 1881. LOr 2296 — B-30.690 17 x 21 cm 194 double p. 11 x 15 cm Javanese 13 lines S è h Mardan, Bagénda-, romantic tale in verse, Javanese version of the Malay hikayat Shah Mardan, or Endra Jaya, or Wikrama Ditya Jaya, dated 1788 A.J., i.e. 1859 A.D., on the adventures of Sèh Mar dan, a prince of Darul Kastana, who i.a. at some time was transformed into a bird. In the end he becomes Endra Jaya, Raja Adi Mulya of Nusantara. Cat. Vreede p. 211- 213 has an extensive Dutch summary and references to literature and Malay texts. Cod. 2296 is written in upright Central

Javanese, Yogyakarta, script with a shaky hand, but neatly, with red rubrics. Cod. 10.867 contains a list of initial lines of cantos by Soegiarto. Purchase 1881. LOr 2297 — B-30.631 16 x 20,5 cm 291 double p. 10,5 x 14,5 cm Javanese 13 lines D é w a Mëndo, romantic tale in verse, Javanese version of the Malay hikayat Déwa Mandu, dated 1785 A.J., i.e. 1856 A.D- Adventures of Déwa Mëndo, son of a King of Gai)sa Indra, with a girl he met while hunting. In the end Déwa Mëndo and his mother are acknowledged by the King (he left her a ring) as his son and wife (Indian motive). Cat. Vreede p. 213-216 has an ex tensive Dutch summary and references to Malay texts and literature. The ms is writ ten, like cod. 2296, Sèh Mardan, in upright Central Javanese, Yogyakarta, script, with a shaky hand, but neatly, with red rubrics. The two initial pages are decorated with a polychrome framework and the last page has a kind of ex libris in the same style men tioning apparently the name of the owner (and maker) of the book, in Arabic charac ters: al-Hagg Minhag Gili, i.e. haji MinhaJ of Gili (Giri, Grësik?). Cod. 10.619 is 3 romanized copy by Soegiarto, also in BCB portfolio no' 72. Purchase 1881. LOr 2298 — B-30.331 — palmleaf ms 40.5 x 3 cm 57 leaves 34.5 x 2,5 cm Balinese 3 lines Arjuna Pralabda, Balinese J aV3 nese romantic poem in tet)ahan metres, vl cat. Vreede p. 399. Cat. Juynboll I, P- ^