In 2018, DREAMSEA digitized all 124 manuscripts of the collection of La Ode Zaenu in Bau-bau, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. One manuscript among them that catches the eye is entitled Doa Menggunakan Senjata (Prayers on the Use of Weapons), which can be accessed under number DS 0010 00003 in the DREAMSEA database. The manuscript is only two pages long and belongs to the category prayers and divination. The text is written in Malay in Jawi script which is Arabic script adapted to the requirements of the Malay language. Many manuscripts from Nusantara contain mantras. These mantras are generally used to ensure that unwanted and dangerous things will not […]