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    Indonesian Palaeography: J. G. de Casparis

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    This document provides a history of writing in Indonesia from early scripts before 750 AD to around 1500 AD. It details: 1) Early scripts including Pallava script found on inscriptions in Kutai and Taruma from the 8th century and later Pallava script including the inscription of Tuk Mas from the early Srlwijaya period. 2) The development of Early Kawi script from 750-925 AD including its archaic and standard forms found on inscriptions in Java and Sumatra. 3) Later Kawi script from 925-1250 AD used in inscriptions across Java and neighboring islands during the Kadiri period. 4) Regional scripts in the Majapah

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    This document provides a history of writing in Indonesia from early scripts before 750 AD to around 1500 AD. It details: 1) Early scripts including Pallava script found on inscriptions in Kutai and Taruma from the 8th century and later Pallava script including the inscription of Tuk Mas from the early Srlwijaya period. 2) The development of Early Kawi script from 750-925 AD including its archaic and standard forms found on inscriptions in Java and Sumatra. 3) Later Kawi script from 925-1250 AD used in inscriptions across Java and neighboring islands during the Kadiri period. 4) Regional scripts in the Majapah

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    This document provides a history of writing in Indonesia from early scripts before 750 AD to around 1500 AD. It details: 1) Early scripts including Pallava script found on inscriptions in Kutai and Taruma from the 8th century and later Pallava script including the inscription of Tuk Mas from the early Srlwijaya period. 2) The development of Early Kawi script from 750-925 AD including its archaic and standard forms found on inscriptions in Java and Sumatra. 3) Later Kawi script from 925-1250 AD used in inscriptions across Java and neighboring islands during the Kadiri period. 4) Regional scripts in the Majapah

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    Indonesian Palaeography: J. G. de Casparis

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    This document provides a history of writing in Indonesia from early scripts before 750 AD to around 1500 AD. It details: 1) Early scripts including Pallava script found on inscriptions in Kutai and Taruma from the 8th century and later Pallava script including the inscription of Tuk Mas from the early Srlwijaya period. 2) The development of Early Kawi script from 750-925 AD including its archaic and standard forms found on inscriptions in Java and Sumatra. 3) Later Kawi script from 925-1250 AD used in inscriptions across Java and neighboring islands during the Kadiri period. 4) Regional scripts in the Majapah

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    The book provides a history of writing in Indonesia from early beginnings through about 1500 AD, discussing various scripts used over time including Pallava, Kawi, and others.

    The book is about the history of writing in Indonesia from the earliest times to around 1500 AD. It discusses the development and evolution of different scripts used in different regions over the centuries.

    The early chapters discuss early Pallava script, Early Kawi script from around 750-925 AD, and Later Kawi script from around 925-1250 AD.

    INDONESIAN

    PALAEOGRAPHY
    A HISTORY OF WRITING IN INDONESIA
    FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO C. A.D. 1500

    BY

    J. G. DE CASPARIS

    M$s >

    LEIDEN/KOLN
    E. J. BRILL
    1975
    CONTENTS

    Preface vn
    Abbreviations vm

    Introduction i

    I. Indonesian scripts before the middle ofthe eight century . . . . 12


    A. Early Pallava script 14
    1. Kutai inscriptions 14
    2. The inscriptions of Purnavarman of Taruma 18
    3. A few inscriptions from Kedah 19
    B. Later Pallava script 20
    1. Inscription of Tuk Mas 23
    2. The early inscriptions of Srlwijaya 24
    3. The Sanskrit inscription of Canggal 27

    I I . Early Kawi script (c. 750-925) 28


    A. Archaic phase 29
    1. Stele of Plumpungan 29
    2. The inscription of Dinoyo 29
    3. Inscriptions between 760 and 856 31
    B. Standard form of Early Kawi 33
    1. Inscriptions of Kayuwangi and Balitung (856-910). . . 33
    2. Inscriptions from 910 to 925 34
    Appendix: Early Nagari 35

    I I I . Later Kawi script (c. 925-1250) 38


    1. Inscriptions of East J a v a (c. 910-947) 38
    2. Inscriptions of Airlangga (1019-1042) 39
    3. Inscriptions of the Kadiri period (c. 1100-1220) . . . . 40
    r 4. Kadiri Quadrate script 42
    5. Script of Bali, Sunda and South Sumatra . . . . . . 42
    VI CONTENTS

    IV. Javanese and regional scripts of the Majapahit period (c. 1250-
    I45O) 47
    1. East Javanese Copper Plates (c. 1250-1350) 48
    2. East Javanese Inscriptions from c. 1350 to 1450 . . . 50
    3. Oldest extant Manuscripts 53
    4. The inscriptions of Western J a v a 54
    5. The script of Central Sumatra 56
    6. Northern Sumatra 58
    7. Bali, Madura and Sumbawa 59
    Appendix: Later Nagari 60

    V. Indonesian scripts from the middle of the fifteenth century—


    Foreign scripts 63
    1. Inscriptions of the second half of the fifteenth century 63
    2. Inscriptions from Central Java 64
    3. Tamil script 68
    4. Arabic script 70

    Conclusion 72

    Appendix 74
    Bibliography 80
    Index 83
    List of plates 87
    Plates I-IX at the end of the book

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