October 25, 2024
The passing of Prof. Dr. Titik Pudjiastuti, has left a profound loss in the academic and cultural communities of Indonesia. A distinguished Professor of Literature and expert in philology and codicology, she dedicated her life to preserving the heritage of Nusantara manuscripts. A beloved lecturer in Javanese Studies at the University of Indonesia’s Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Prof. Titik passed on Monday, October 21, 2024, at Mitra Keluarga Bintaro Hospital. Her tireless commitment to safeguarding Indonesia’s historical texts has left an enduring legacy. An Unexpected Start in Academia Although known as a key figure in philology, Prof. Titik’s academic journey […]
June 15, 2020
A manuscript in the collection of Iim Abdurrohim from the Lengkong area in Kuningan, West Java has attracted my attention. This manuscript was digitised in the fourth mission of DREAMSEA, and can now be viewed online in the DREAMSEA repository with collection number DS 0012 00001. The text is interesting because one part of the text uses Javanese in Javanese script in addition to Arabic (language and script) and Pegon (Arabic script for Javanese). The Javanese text explains several provisions regarding the Islamic months and includes certain calculations based on the Javanese alphabet “ha-na-ca-ra-a-da-ta-sa-wa-la-pa-dha-ja-ya-nya-ma-ga-ba-tha-nga”. The data at my disposal state […]