Prince Madrais Alibasa Manuscript No. 69

The manuscript No.69 is written in a set of loose folios. The size is 34 x 21.5 cm. The condition of paper is brittle and yellowing. The ink penetrates to the reverse side, but the writing is still readable. In this manuscript, Prince Madrais explains how mother of earth teach how to conduct life in harmony in accordance with the true identity of each nation. All human beings from all nation are children of earth. They are equals in nature. Therefore they are prohibited to occupy each other. He also describes the behavior of people who violate God’s law. They are more feared of have less money. They feel smarter than ancestors. Earth is destructed and many people are suffering. In the other side, he explains that he did not know about his father because since he was child, he was fostered by Kuwu Sastrawadana in Cigugur. Then he proposed to Dutch colonial government not to take over the palace land of Gebang because its function is already set as the knowledge of nation glory.

Extent and format of original material: File 69: 96 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.