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their attributes and attendants were made in Java. It is not improbable that the books were valued in the first place as works of art. The texts on divination contained therein could be studied more conveniently in smaller manuals, which were easier to handle. The wukus are always represented in wayai) style, resembling heroes and heroines of wayai} purwa plays. In fact the Watu Gunui3 myth which contains the explanation of the existence of wukus is also incorporated as a play in the wayai} purwa repertory. See the references to relevant paragraphs of the Synopsis and to manuscripts described in Volume Two under the catchwords divina tion, pawukon and palintatym of the General Index. 60.021, Plates no 9 a,b, Mahadéwa Pala- lintaryin, LOr 5014, Wariga, palmleaf manu script Lombok collection, leaf no 136, see Synopsis 41.860. The original drawings are 24 x 4 cm, Middle nineteenth century, Java- nese-Balinese script. Drawing of Mahadéwa with the constel lations Lumbut} (Rice-barn), Badé (Pavilion) and Tarjgala (Plow), belonging to the Java- nese-Balinese astrology connected with augu ry (see Synopsis 41.750 and 42.000). The palmleaf has been photographed on two plates because of its length. The captions (characters written in a ver tical column) are, above the first drawing, Bhatara Mahadéwa hyatjnya, meaning: Bha- tara Mahadéwa is its patron-god, and under it Lintaij Lumbut}: Constellation Rice-Barn, further Lintait} Badé and Lintait} Tarjgala. 60.022, Plate no 10, Wxiku Sinta, LOr 6405, Pawukon, from Surakarta, collection Hazeu, p. 1, see Synopsis 41.940. The original picture

(polychrome) is 21,5 x 18,5 cm. Early twen tieth century. The corresponding text (not reproduced) has: Punika wuku Sinta. Déwané Batara Yama Dipati, amandi umbul-umbul. Gëdot}é anèi3 qarsané. Manuké Gagak. Kayuné Gëndaya- kan. Lambat}é Wulan Anëryihi. Pardikané wuku Sinta, déwané Batara Yama Dipati: watëlcé agëdé budiné, sarta agut} maklumé, yèn micara énak, agawé lali luput iij worp Amandi umbul-umbul: yèn ijawula, ana kasitjgihané. Gëdoi}é anèt} rjarsané: watëké Qatiijalaké kabëcikané. Manuk Gagak: wa tëké sinui} wruh it} waitjsit, lan awèt nom. Lambai}é Wulan Anët}ahi: watëké padat} budiné. Kayu Gëndayakan: watëké dadi parjahuban it} wot} kaji} lagi kait}èlan. Bila- hiné wuku Sinta: satët}ah tuwuh tandërman, utawa karo bodoné. Slamëtana sëga puien, dat}dat}an sapitrah, ulamé këbo siji, dèn olah warna sëkawan: pindai}, gëcok, bècèk, garat} asëm. Durymé slamët. Slawaté sëlawé kètèr}. Candrané pati nit} wot} awig, tëgësé këna bilahi rada kalalèn atiné. Kala wuku ana lèr wétan, pitut} dina aja marani gon ii} Kala. T ranslation: This is the wuku Sinta. Her god is Batara Yama Dipati, carrying an umbul-umbul flag on his shoulder. Pier building stands in front. Her bird is the crow. Her tree is the gëndayakan (Bauhinia malabarica). Her em blem is the half-moon. The meaning of the wuku Sinta, having for god Batara Yama Dipati is: character: magnanimous and for giving; conversation: easy, causing the mis takes of others to be forgotten. Carrying an umbid-umbul flag: when in service, holding high office. The building in front: character : showing openly one’s kindness. Bird Crow: