Lontara manuscripts
E518361
Lontara manuscripts are traditional Bugis script documents from South Sulawesi that record histories, genealogies, laws, and religious and cultural knowledge.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bugis chronicles (lontara’) | 1 |
| Lontara chronicles | 1 |
| Lontara manuscripts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5418070 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lontara manuscripts Context triple: [Bugis indigenous religion, hasText, Lontara manuscripts]
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A.
Turfan manuscripts
The Turfan manuscripts are a significant collection of ancient Central Asian texts, preserving religious, literary, and administrative writings in multiple languages and scripts that illuminate the cultural and linguistic history of the Silk Road region.
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B.
Pararaton chronicle
The Pararaton chronicle is a Javanese historical text that narrates the rise and reigns of Majapahit rulers and key figures, including the legendary prime minister Gajah Mada.
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C.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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D.
Tibetan Tengyur
The Tibetan Tengyur is a major collection of translated Indian Buddhist commentarial and scholastic works that, together with the Kangyur, forms the core canon of Tibetan Buddhism.
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E.
Babad Tanah Jawi
Babad Tanah Jawi is a traditional Javanese chronicle that narrates the legendary and historical origins, dynasties, and rulers of Java.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lontara manuscripts Target entity description: Lontara manuscripts are traditional Bugis script documents from South Sulawesi that record histories, genealogies, laws, and religious and cultural knowledge.
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A.
Turfan manuscripts
The Turfan manuscripts are a significant collection of ancient Central Asian texts, preserving religious, literary, and administrative writings in multiple languages and scripts that illuminate the cultural and linguistic history of the Silk Road region.
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B.
Pararaton chronicle
The Pararaton chronicle is a Javanese historical text that narrates the rise and reigns of Majapahit rulers and key figures, including the legendary prime minister Gajah Mada.
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C.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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D.
Tibetan Tengyur
The Tibetan Tengyur is a major collection of translated Indian Buddhist commentarial and scholastic works that, together with the Kangyur, forms the core canon of Tibetan Buddhism.
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E.
Babad Tanah Jawi
Babad Tanah Jawi is a traditional Javanese chronicle that narrates the legendary and historical origins, dynasties, and rulers of Java.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archival record
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cultural heritage ⓘ historical document ⓘ manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| alsoUsedForLanguage |
Makassarese language
ⓘ
linked to:
Makassarese
Mandar language ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Bugis people
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linked to:
Bugis
Makassarese people ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | South Sulawesi ⓘ |
| conservationEffort |
cataloguing and philological study
ⓘ
digitization projects ⓘ |
| contentType |
administrative record
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customary law ⓘ epic literature ⓘ genealogy ⓘ historical chronicle ⓘ land deed ⓘ legal code ⓘ letters ⓘ marriage contract ⓘ poetry ⓘ religious knowledge ⓘ ritual instructions ⓘ royal decree ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
source for Islamic intellectual history in Sulawesi
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source for South Sulawesi history ⓘ source for customary law studies ⓘ symbol of Bugis identity ⓘ |
| inkType |
black ink
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brown ink ⓘ |
| legalContext |
Islamic law (fiqh)
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adat law ⓘ |
| material |
European paper
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local paper ⓘ palm leaf ⓘ paper ⓘ |
| preservationLocation |
European museum and library collections
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Leiden University Libraries ⓘ National Library of Indonesia ⓘ local family collections in South Sulawesi ⓘ regional archives in Indonesia ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Buginese language ⓘ |
| productionContext |
court scribal culture
ⓘ
noble households ⓘ religious scholars ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Bugis-Makassar literature
ⓘ
South Sulawesi historiography ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Sureq Galigo ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam in South Sulawesi ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| threat |
deterioration of paper and ink
ⓘ
loss through neglect and dispersal ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Dutch colonial period
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early modern period ⓘ precolonial era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrological and calendrical notes
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codifying adat (customary law) ⓘ preserving Islamic teachings ⓘ recording dynastic histories ⓘ recording genealogies of noble families ⓘ recording trade and maritime activities ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemFeature |
limited vowel marking in older forms
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no inherent tone marking ⓘ syllabic script ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Lontara script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lontara manuscripts Description of subject: Lontara manuscripts are traditional Bugis script documents from South Sulawesi that record histories, genealogies, laws, and religious and cultural knowledge.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lontara manuscripts
linked to: Lontara manuscripts