Kerintji documents

Abstract

K erintji, in de course of history, has had politica! and cultural connections wiith the Minangkabau area to the north and with Djambi to the east. It is now again part of Djambi. Because of its South-Sumatran afinities it was included in the comprehensive bibliography on South-Sumatra compiled by Helfrich and Wellan and published by the farmer Zuid-Sumatra Instituut.In the field of written literature, a striking difference between Minangkabau and Kerintji is that in Kerintji many documents in the rèntjong (Ker. intjung) script, which was used before Arabic-Malay writing was introduced together with Islam, are preserved as heirlooms (Mal. pusaka, Ker. pusëko), whereas in the Minangkabau area there are none. The Kerintji writing is characteristically different from the rèntjong script of the Rëdjang and Middle-Malay 1 areas.In 1834 Marsden 2 published a Kerintji alphabet. In the course of the 19th century the documents written 1 in this script became sacred heirlooms. The script feil into disuse and the last experts who could read and write it died.

Empat Naskah Surat Incung pada Tanduk Kerbau dari Mendapo Rawang, Kerinci: Suntingan Teks dan Terjemahan

“…Delapan puluh satu di antaranya, ditulis menggunakan aksara lokal Kerinci yang disebut sebagai Surat Incung (Kozok 2006, 48). Selain pada media tanduk, Surat Incung juga ditulis pada media bambu, kulit kayu dan kertas (Voorhoeve 1941(Voorhoeve , 1970Kozok 2006).…”

“…Petrus Voorhoeve (1941) melakukan penelitian terhadap naskah Surat Incung secara intensif. Ia berhasil melakukan alih aksara terhadap 134 naskah Surat Incung dengan rincian 34 pada media bambu, 81 pada media tanduk, 10 pada media kertas, masing-masing tiga naskah pada media kulit kayu dan lontar, serta masing-masing satu naskah pada media tulang dan daun tumbuhan.…”

Idu Tawa Lam Jampi: Mantra-mantra dalam Naskah Surat Incung Kerinci

“…penggunaan kata 'guru' terhadap arwah leluhur sering muncul dalam kesusastraan kuna orang Kerinci terutama dalam mantra Idu Tawa Lam Jampi: Mantra-mantra dalam Naskah Surat Incung Kerinci nyaho dalam ritual asyeik (Sunliensyar, 2016). Di alam pikiran para Balian (pelaku spiritual kepercayaan tradisional Kerinci) arwah leluhur merupakan guru yang mengajari mereka ilmu-ilmu spiritual dan kebatinan (Sunliensyar, 2016 (Voorhoeve, 1941). Naskah Surat Incung ini merupakan pusaka dari Depati Kuning Alam Negeri dusun Belui, Mendapo Depati Tujuh (Alimin dkk, 2003).…”

“…Naskah Surat Incung ini merupakan pusaka dari Depati Kuning Alam Negeri dusun Belui, Mendapo Depati Tujuh (Alimin dkk, 2003). Berikut bunyi naskah menurut Voorhoeve (1941):…”

Discourse of Decline: Local Perspectives on Magic in Highland Jambi, Indonesia

“…The lowland sultans' repeated attempts to assert greater authority over the highland societies are well attested to by the existence of a large number of royal edicts (piagam). These edicts, along with a variety of other documents and personal possessions of the village ancestors, are maintained to this day by depati as community heirlooms (pusaka) (Gallop 2009;Kozok 2004;Marsden [1811Marsden [ ] 1966Voorhoeve 1941Voorhoeve , 1970Watson 1976Watson , 2009.…”