Prince Madrais Alibasa Manuscript No. 63

The manuscript No.63 is written a set of loose folios. The size is 34 x 21.5 cm. The condition of paper is brittle, torn, taped and yellowing. The ink penetrates to the reverse side, but the writing is still readable. In this manuscript, Prince Madrais describes preparation and purposes of celebrating new years. It is provided babar mayang decoration in the door. People must change clothes. New year celebration is held as a respect and gratitude manifestation to God. It is time to realise the one who give and who are given. We learn to pick, throw, take and keep as the part of reflection of life in a year. We start new life by leaving the characters carrying conflict and war. Human beings have to understand more in their homeland, take care to nature as if children of earth. We exist on earth before and being as human. When we died, we will back to Earth. Life of human beings has beginning and end. It is different with sun, moon, star and land which live forever.

Extent and format of original material: File 63: 64 pages of folios.

Owner(s) of original material: Prince Djatikusumah, Ratna Gumilang Damiasih.

Author/Scribe: Prince Madrais Sadewa Alibassa Kusuma Wijayaningrat.

The material is written in Cacarakan (Sundanese-Javanese) script.