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Title

Ahmat Majanu's Tombstone at Pengkalan Kempas and its Kawi Inscription

Description

Ahmat Majanu’s tombstone at Pengkalan Kempas is very old and special. It has writing in two scripts which is Jawi and Kawi which shows a mix of Islamic and older local cultures. The tomb belongs to a man named Sheikh Ahmad Majnun, and the writing tells stories about his life and death. It helps us learn about Malaysia’s past and different traditions.

Creator

J.G. de Casparis

Source

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society,53,part 1.1980.p.1-22.

DS591 RASMJ 1980

Date

1980

Contributor

harith

Type

Journal Article