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Rinëtjgèr} Patra, i.e.: Adorned with leaves, and the Javanese texit in the central rectangle continues. The big standing Dutch flag (colours red, white and blue) on the prow of the ship has “Allah” written in it, with gilt Arabic letters. The small standing flag under tire big one has the colours white and red (gula-klapa) which belong to Javanese Royalty. The flag on the slanting three-pointed pole is green with yellow borders (paré-anom). It has “La” written in it with gilt Arabic letters, probably the beginning of the Islamic Creed. This flag may be an emblem of the Pakualaman prin cely family, which ranked after the Sultan’s family. The Javanese text in the central rectangle contains several gilt figures and gilt charac ters, which are marks separating the lines

of the stanza. The text is in macapat verse, mëgatruh metre. The initial word (mëgat) is an allusion to the name of the metre. Javanese text: Mëgat gita kontap rëijgan irj Nabi Nuh, tuhu këkasih 113 Widi, kamantyan i^kai} ju- juluk, Wanuh katj Nabiyulahi, pinardika ii3 Hyatj Manon. T ranslation: Breaking off, the poem reaches the illu mination of the prophet Noah, really well- beloved by God, extremely, his name of honour was: Wanuh the Prophet of God, distinguished by the All-seeing. Wanuh means in Arabic: and Noah (wa Nuh), and in Javanese: intimate friend. The Javanese author considered this a significant coincidence. The epithet well-beloved by God refers to wanuh.