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[RAS Maxwell Malay 003] Hikayat Shamsu’l-barri

Hikayat Shamsu’l-barri (RAS Maxwell Malay 3) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 143. Produced: 1879 Larut Language: Malay…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 005] Undang-undang Melaka

Undang-undang Melaka, of Sultan Mahmud Shah. Ending abruptly in the 58th chapter. Blue European paper. Maxwell bequest, 1898. See M.C….


[RAS Maxwell Malay 006] Undang-undang Melaka

Undang-undang Melaka, and other laws. Containing, in confused order, Risalat Hukum Kanun (pp. 2-23, 37-40), the Hukum Kanun of Pahang…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 010] Risalat Hukum Kanun

Only left hand pp. written. Lined European paper. Maxwell bequest, 1898. See M.C. Ricklefs and P. Voorhoeve, Indonesian manuscripts in…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 011A] Undang-undang Melaka

1891 38 p. 33 x 20.5 cm. Undang-undang Melaka of Sultan Mahmud Shah. Beginning missing. Among the subjects treated are…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 011] Undang-undang Minangkabau

1890 50 p. 33 x 20 cm. Followed by a one-page poetic address by the copyist to the reader. Copyist…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 012] Kitab Ta’bir mimpi

Kitab Ta’bir mimpi (RAS Maxwell Malay 12) On the interpretation of dreams. See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p….


[RAS Maxwell Malay 017] Extract from Taj as-Salatin

1878 200 p. 33.5 x 20.5 cm A: 11 ff. Extract from Taj as-Salatin. On title page, dated AH 1296…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 019] Undang-undang Melaka

C19th? 86 p. 32 x 21 cm. Undang-undang Melaka, from a copy dated AH 1083 [AD 1672]), Undang-undang laut, Pahang…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 020] Book of laws, and Ceritera Raja Nushirwan ‘Adil

AH 1300 [AD 1832] 39 p. A: pp. 1-33. A book of laws in 64 chapters. MS ‘B’ in Winstedt…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 022] Surat al-Anbiya

175 pages, European paper with ‘LVG’ watermark. [1880?]Malay,31.5 x 21.5 cm The manuscript contains a Javanese translation of the popular…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 043] Shair Mekah Madinah & Isra Miraj oleh Daid fatani

[186-?]Malay22 x 15.5 cm 106 f. A: 72 ff. (containing 131 pages of text). Shair Mekah Madinah, or Shair (Rukun)…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 044] Undang-undang keturunan daripada Minangkabau

C19th? 196 p. A: pp. 1-137. Undang-undang keturunan daripada Minangkabau, turun ke negeri Perak, dibawa oleh Raja bernama Sultan Ahmad…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 047] Book of laws

1882 186 p. 22.5 x 16 cm A book of laws, containing property law, Undang-undang laut, Undang-undang Minang-kibau, constitutional law,…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 048] Pantun Alif Bata

1879Malay22.5 x 18.5 cm 48 f. A: ff. 1-22v. A treatise on fowls (for cockfighting?), in 18 chapters. B: ff….


[RAS Maxwell Malay 050] Idah al-albab li-murid an-nikah bi’s-sawab

[18-?]Malay22.5 x 16.5 cm 77 f. Translated from the Arabic in Mecca in AH 1224 [AD 1809] by Daud bin…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 054] Kitab al-harf aksara bilang alif [et al.]

A kind of Malay primbon, containing: A. Kitab al-harf aksara bilang alif B. Schematic note on Allah-Muhammad-Adam. C. Questions and…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 061] Kitab al-Faraid

1858Malay21 x 17 cm 22 f. On Muslim inheritance laws. English paper: ‘Smith & Allnutt 1846’. Maxwell bequest, 1898. See…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 082] Shair Silindung Delima

Shair Silindung Delima (RAS Maxwell Malay 82) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), pp. 148-9. Produced: 1870 Language: Malay…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 093] Bidayat al-Mubtadi & Hujjat as-Siddiq

[1772?]Malay19 x 15 cm 77 f. A: pp. 1-117. Bidayat al-mubtadi bi-fadl Allah al-muhdi, Malay text. Dated 7 Sha’ban, but…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 096] Undang-undang Minangkabau

C19th? 116 p. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Laws given in the year AH 1180 [AD 1766] by Duli Yangdipertuan Gunung…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 097] Hikayat Nabi Mi’raj

1852Malay19 x 15 cm34 f. Owner Muhammad bin Haji ‘Abdulfattah. Blue Eur paper: ‘1850’. Maxwell bequest, 1898. See M.C. Ricklefs…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 103] Salasilah Raja-raja yang didalam negeri Perak

Salasilah Raja-raja yang didalam negeri Perak (RAS Maxwell Malay 103) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 149. Produced:…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 105] Historical work along the lines of Sejarah Melayu

Historical work along the lines of Sejarah Melayu (RAS Maxwell Malay 105) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p….


[RAS Maxwell Malay 106a] Kitab perentah Pawang. Vol. 1

Kitab perentah Pawang (RAS Maxwell Malay 106A) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 150. Language: Romanised transcription of…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 106a] Kitab perentah Pawang. Vol. 2

Kitab perentah Pawang (RAS Maxwell Malay 106A) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 150. Language: Romanised transcription of…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 106a] Kitab perentah Pawang. Vol. 3

Kitab perentah Pawang (RAS Maxwell Malay 106A) A Romanized transcription of Malay 106. See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014),…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 106] Kitab perentah Pawang

Kitab perentah Pawang (RAS Maxwell Malay 106) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), pp. 149-150. Produced: 1878 Belanja, Perak…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 115] Zikir

1880Malay23.5 x 16.5 cm 65 p. By Haji ‘Abdurrahman bin Haji Ibrahim, a Patani [?] living at Cangkat Jering, Perak….


[RAS Maxwell Malay 122B] Hukum Kanun

C19th? 38 p. 21 x 16.5 cm. A fragment, ending abruptly. Eur paper: ‘1863 Keferste’. From R.O. Winstedt; not part…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 123] Silsilah Raja-Raja Brunei

RAS Malay 123, Silsilah Raja-Raja Brunei. A history of Brunei. 52 p. ; 21 x 16.5 cm. Taken down from…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 128] Undang-undang laut

C19th? 165 p. 32.5 x 18.5 cm. Malacca’s maritime laws, dated AH 1066/AD 1656. Presented by R.O. Winstedt, 1954. Not…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 129] ‘Ilmu penyakit

1954Malay34 x 20 cm 73 p. Romanized typescript taken in July AD 1954 from a MS compiled from written and…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 131] Kitab ubat-ubat Melayu

1954Malay33.5 x 20 cm 184 p. Romanized typescript made in July 1954 from an original MS owned by Engku Pengiran…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 137] Sejarah Trengganu serta Kelantan

Sejarah Trengganu serta Kelantan (RAS Maxwell Malay 137) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 152. Produced: 1899 Pulau…


[RAS Maxwell Malay 142] Malay, Javanese and Dutch letters and documents

RAS Malay 142. See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 153-4. Language: Malay A: Letter from the Lieutenant-Governor of Penang…


[RAS Morris 01] [Majjhimanikāya] – Mūlapaṇṇāsa

language : Pāli date : 1840 creator : publisher : 294 olas (ka-dāḥ); 500 x 55 mm; 2 cord holes,…


[RAS Morris 02] Majjhimanikāyaṭṭhakathā – Papañcasudaṇī

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : publisher : 414 olas (ka-yō); 560 x 55 mm; 2 cord holes,…


[RAS Morris 03] Saṃyuttanikāya (1st part)

language : Pāli date : ca. 1880 creator : publisher : 1. Sagāthavagga cf. ed. PTS. part I, pp. 1-240…


[RAS Morris 04] Saṃyuttanikāya (2nd part)

language : Pāli date : 1880 creator : publisher : 1. Saḷāyatanavagga cf. ed. PTS part IV, pp. 172-403 2….


[RAS Morris 05] Saṃyuttanikāyaṭṭhakathā – Sāratthappakāsinī

language : Pāli date : 1862-1880 creator : publisher : 1. Sagāthavaggavaṇṇanā 2. Saḷāyatanavaggavaṇṇanā 558 olas (ka-ḷō; ka-ṅāḥ); 485 x…


[RAS Morris 06] Aṅguttaranikāya – Ekanipāta (up to) Ekādasanipāta

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : publisher : Fragment. 329 olas (ka-phe); 670 x 65 mm; 2 cord…


[RAS Morris 07] Aṅguttaranikāya – Ekanipāta (up to) Ekādasanipāta

language : Sinhalese date : 1756 creator : publisher : 532 olas (ka-ḷī); 530 x 60 mm; 2 cord holes,…


[RAS Morris 08] Aṅguttaranikāya – Chanipāta (up to) Navanipāta

language : Burmese date : C19th? creator : publisher : 129 olas (kā-nē, many missing); 510 x 62 mm; 2…


[RAS Morris 11] Apadāna

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : publisher : 169 olas (ka-ṭū); 665 x 65 mm; 2 cord holes,…


[RAS Morris 12] Cariyāpiṭaka

language : Pāli date : 1840 creator : publisher : 21 olas (jē-jha); 485 x 58 mm; 2 cord holes,…


[RAS Morris 13] Cariyāpiṭakavaṇṇanā

language : Sinhalese date : 1840? creator : publisher : 159 olas (ka-ñṛ); 462 x 58 mm; 2 cord holes,…


[RAS Morris 14] Madhuratthappakasini

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : publisher : Commentary on the Mahabodhivamsa.


[RAS Morris 15] Apadānaṭṭhakathā – Visuddhajanavilāsinī

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : publisher : 276 olas (ka-da); 455 x 55 mm; 2 cord holes,…


[RAS Morris 16] [Abhidhammapiṭaka] – Dhātukathā

language : Burmese date : 1840 creator : publisher : 81 olas (ka-ni); 475 x 55 mm; 2 cord holes,…


[RAS Morris 17] [Abhidhammapiṭaka] – Pugglapaññatti

language : Burmese date : 1840 creator : publisher : 65 olas (ṅī-jha); 475 x 55 mm; 2 cord holes,…


[RAS Morris 18] [Abhidhammapiṭaka] – Mahāpaṭṭhāna?

language : Burmese date : 1790? creator : publisher : Beg. ola 1b (cam) | hetupaccayo ārammaṇaṃ paccayo adhipatipaccayo anantarapaccayo…


[RAS Morris 19] [Abhidhammapiṭaka] – Kathāvatthu

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : publisher : 156 olas (ka-mai); 610 x 62 mm; 2 cord holes,…


[RAS Morris 20] Ummagajatakaya

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : publisher : Palm leaf.


[RAS Morris 21] Rajavalliya

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : publisher : Palm leaf.


[RAS Morris 22] Dhammacakkappavattanasutta

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : publisher : Pālī-Sinhalese sanne. 41 olas (ka-kha); 365 x 50 mm; 2…


[RAS Morris 23] Dhammacakkappavattanasutta

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : publisher : Pālī-Sinhalese sanne. 47 olas (ka-gam); 422 x 43 mm; 2…


[RAS Morris 24] Saddharmadasaya

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : publisher : Saddharmadasaya, the Sinhalese translation by Hinatikumbure Sumangala of the Milindapanha


[RAS Morris 25] Buddhavaṃsaṭṭhakathā – Madhuratthavilāsinī

language : Sinhalese date : C19th? creator : Buddhadatta publisher : 123 olas (ka-je); 500 x 65 mm; 2 cord…


[RAS Morris 26] Khuddasikkā

language : Pāli date : 1791 creator : Dhammasir? publisher : Pāli-Burmese nissaya. 281 olas (ka-bha); 515 x 53 mm;…


[RAS Morris 27] Pārājikagaṇṭhikappa

language : Pāli date : 1826 creator : publisher : Pāli-Burmese nissaya. 383 olas (ka-su); 495 x 65 mm; 2…


[RAS Morris 28] Mahosathajātaka

language : Pāli date : 1828 creator : publisher : Pāli-Burmese nissaya. 170 olas mixed (na-do); 490 x 50 mm;…


[RAS Morris 29] Pālimuttakavinayavinicchayasaṅgaha

language : Burmese date : 1762 creator : Sāriputta publisher : Fragments Pāli-Burmese nissaya. 60 + 93 olas (ta-nah) +…


[RAS Persian 038] Raudat al-Safa. Vol. IV.

Raudat al-Safa. Vol. IV. [RAS Persian 38] By: Mir Khwand (Muhammad b. Khawand Shah b. Mahmud) Nasta’liq. Fol. 269. 20…


[RAS Persian 239] Shahnamah of Firdausi, of Muhammad Juki

The Shahnamah of Firdausi, copied in Herat for the Timurid prince Muhammad Juki (1402-1445) whose name appears on a banner…


[RAS Persian 251] Bustan of Sa’di

The Bustan of Sa’di, richly illuminated by Sultan Mohammed Nur. A manuscript of high quality. Ruled margins covering join of…


[RAS Persian 258] Gulistan of Sa’di

One of the finest illustrated manuscripts contained within the collections of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland…


[RAS Persian 310] The Masnavis of Zafar Khan

Kitab-i Mathnawiyyat-i Zafar Khan (RAS Persian 310). An autograph copy of the verses of Ahsanallah b. Abu ‘l-Hasan entitled Zafar…


[RAS Raffles Java 19] Dewa Mĕndu

ca. 1777?Javanese26 x 20.5 cm 175 pages, European paper with ‘LVG’ watermark. The manuscript contains a Javanese translation of the…


[RAS Raffles Java 20] Vocabulary of the Madurese language

Vocabulary of the Madurese language (RAS Raffles Java 20) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 80. Produced: 1830 Language:…


[RAS Raffles Java 28] Wayang Purwa

ca. 1777?Javanese26.5 x 20.5 cm 323 pages, European paper with ‘LVG’ watermark, 323 pages. These wayang stories consists of three…


[RAS Raffles Java 29] Wayang Gedog

ca. 1800?Javanese26 x 20 cm 173 pages, European paper with ‘LVG’ watermark, bound with stiff paper cover, the same as…


[RAS Raffles Java 30] Rama Kawi

ca. 1800?Javanese26.5 x 21 cm 231 pages, same binding as most other Raffles Java manuscripts. On f.4r, a note written…


[RAS Raffles Java 31] Niti Praja (Kawi)

ca. 1800?Javanese26 x 19.5 cm 167 pages, same binding as most other Raffles Java manuscripts. This MS contains seventeen moralistic…


[RAS Raffles Java 41] Kitab Brama and Misa Cankramo

ca. 1800?Javanese21.5 x 13 cm Consists of two unrelated parts. First, as noted on the flyleaf, is Kitab Brama and…


[RAS Raffles Java 50] Javanese letters, including to the Sultan of Palembang

ca. 1800?Javanese40 x 20 cm Four letters, catalogued A-D. A. Javanese letter, written in Palembang-style Javanese script, from Tumenggung Kartanagara…


[RAS Raffles Malay 01] Hikayat Hang Tuah

Hikayat Hang Tuah (RAS Raffles Malay 1) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 133. Language: Malay Document Size:…


[RAS Raffles Malay 03] Hikayat Rangga Arya Kuda Nestapa

Hikayat Rangga Arya Kuda Nestapa (RAS Raffles Malay 3) A Panji story telling the adventures of Inu Kartapati, prince of…


[RAS Raffles Malay 04] Hikayat Bayan Budiman

Hikayat Bayan Budiman (RAS Raffles Malay 4) The story of the parrot of Khojah Maimun. See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain…


[RAS Raffles Malay 07] Shair Bidasari [et al.]

Contains several works, namely: A. Shair Bidasari,ff. 1v-36v B. Shair Ken Tambuhan, ff. 36v -61r C. Shair Silindung Delima, ff.62r-74r…


[RAS Raffles Malay 09] Hikayat Indera Putera

Hikayat Indera Putera (RAS Raffles Malay 9) Telling of the wondrous adventures of Indera Putera, son of Bikrama Puspa, king of…


[RAS Raffles Malay 10] Collection of Transcripts of Treaties between the Dutch East India Company and various Indonesian States

Collection of Transcripts of Treaties between the Dutch East India Company and various Indonesian States (RAS Raffles Malay 10) See…


[RAS Raffles Malay 11] Hikayat Damar Bulan

Hikayat Damar Bulan (RAS Raffles Malay 11) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 134. Produced: 1815 Language: Malay…


[RAS Raffles Malay 12] Hikayat Berma Shahdan

Hikayat Berma Shahdan (RAS Raffles Malay 12) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 134. Language: Malay Document Size:…


[RAS Raffles Malay 18] Sejarah Melayu

Sejarah Melayu (RAS Raffles Malay 18) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 135. Produced: 1830 Language: Malay Document…


[RAS Raffles Malay 24] Salasilah Raja-raja di Tana Jawa. Vol. 1

Salasilah Raja-raja di Tana Jawa (Vol. 1 RAS Raffles Malay 24) A Malay version of a Javanese Babad Tanah Jawi….


[RAS Raffles Malay 24] Salasilah Raja-raja di Tana Jawa. Vol. 2

Salasilah Raja-raja di Tana Jawa (Vol.2 RAS Raffles Malay 24) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 135. Produced:…


[RAS Raffles Malay 30] Daftar Sejarah Cerebon

Daftar Sejarah Cerebon (RAS Raffles Malay 30) A genealogical account of the kings of Cirebon. See Indonesian manuscripts in Great…


[RAS Raffles Malay 32] Ceremonies, customs, and laws

1808? ca. 84 p. 31 x 19 cm RAS Raffles Malay 32. English paper: ‘S Wise & Patch 1806’. Illustrated….


[RAS Raffles Malay 38] Hikayat Kalilah dan Diminah

Hikayat Kalilah dan Diminah (RAS Raffles Malay 38) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 137. Produced: 1815 Language:…


[RAS Raffles Malay 39] Sejarah Melayu

Sejarah Melayu (RAS Raffles Malay 39) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 137. Produced: 1813 Language: Malay Document…


[RAS Raffles Malay 48] Sharh yang latif atas Mukhtasar Jauharat at-Tawhid

Sharh yang latif atas Mukhtasar Jauharat at-Tawhid (RAS Raffles Malay 48) A Malay commentary on Ibrahim al-Lakani’s Arabic poem on…


[RAS Raffles Malay 49] Shair on the celebration of a king of Bintan

Shair on the celebration of a king of Bintan (RAS Raffles Malay 49) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014),…


[RAS Raffles Malay 52] Hikayat Raja Babi

Hikayat Raja Babi (RAS Raffles Malay 52) See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 139. Produced: 1813 Language: Malay…


[RAS Raffles Malay 53] Hikayat si Miskin. Shair Ikan

A. Hikayat si Miskin [ie Hikayat Marakarma], 98 pp B. Shair Ikan, beginning with exhortations to children, followed by rhymes…


[RAS Raffles Malay 62] Hikayat Isma Yatim [et al.]

A. Hikayat Isma Yatim, 158 pp B. Hikayat bulan berbelah, 12 pp C. Seribu masa’il, pp. 170-4 D. Ceritera Nabi…


[RAS Raffles Malay 68] Sejarah Melayu

1808Malay22.5 x 17.5 cm 143 p. RAS Raffles Malay 68. European paper: ‘JC 1805’. Raffles Collection 1830. Ending at the…


[RAS Raffles Malay 74] Legal texts

ca. 1780 ca. 200 p. 21 x 15.5 cm Legal texts, etc. A: ff. 1-15. Maritime laws of Malacca. B:…


[RAS Raffles Malay 75] Fragment of Malay laws

ca. 1815? 6, 180, 13 p. 20.5 x 14.5 cm A: 6 pp. Fragment of Malay laws. The first section…


[RAS Raffles Malay 77] Shair pipit dan enggang, and other works

ca. 1815? 84 p. 19.5 x 14 cm A: ff. 1-3r. Shair pipit dan enggang. B: ff. 3v.-32r. Undang-undang laut….