The Syair Mukomuko
 

Monograph 13
The Syair Mukomuko: Some Historical Aspects of a Nineteenth Century Sumatran Court Chronicle
By J. Kathirithamby-Wells and Muhammd Yusoff Hashim
143pp. Size: 180x250mm. Softcover
1985


Contents:

Preface
A glossary of Malay-Indonesian terms and words
Abbreviations and symbols
System of romanization adopted
A prose summary of the translated sections of the Syair Mukomuko
Authorship of the Syair Mukomuko
An historical introduction
The Syair Mukomuko as a historical source
About the manuscript
The Syair Mukomuko: the Malay text and an English translation
Notes
Appendices

  • I. The Sultans of Anak Sungai
  • II. Chiefs of Mukomuko
  • III. (a) Facsimile of a manuscript page
  • (b) A manuscript-sample
  • IV. Transliteration of the remaining sections of the Syair Mukomuko
Illustrations
An adat house in west Sumatra
Facsimile of the first page of the manuscript
A map of west Sumatra
View of Benkulen during the early nineteenth century

Bibliography
Index

 
 
 
 
 
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