Hikayat Aceh
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Hikayat Aceh | |
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National Library of Indonesia, Leiden University Library | |
Date | 17th c. |
Language(s) | Malay (Arabic script) |
The Hikayat Aceh is a 17th-century history of the
The narrative of Sultan Iskandar Muda is told against the global background of Chinese, Portuguese, and Ottoman-Turkish influences and relations in the world. It is set in a context where also Southeast Asian regions like Siam, Cambodia, and Johor play a role.
It is also though by Russian linguist, Vladimir Braginskiĭ, That the Hikayat Aceh were influenced by Mughal dynasty historiography, as he found out the literal structure similarities of Hikayat Aceh with Mahfuzat-i-Timuri, as the former has shared the similar theme with the latter about the lifetime and exploits of the protagonist of Mahfuzat-i-Timuri, Timur.[1] Braginskiĭ also found the similarities in structure of both Hikayat Aceh and Mahfuzat-i-Timuri with Akbarnama manuscript.[1]
Manuscripts
Only three manuscripts are still in existence. Two are kept in Leiden University Libraries (Dutch: Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden), Leiden, the Netherlands, and one in the National Library of Indonesia (Indonesian: Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia, Perpusnas), Jakarta, Indonesia.
On 18 May 2023 these three manuscripts were inscribed in the
MS. Or. 1954
As the oldest (c.1675-1700) and most complete text, this is the central manuscript of the Hikayat Aceh and the one edited as manuscript A by Teuku Iskandar (1958).[3] The manuscript is kept in Leiden University Libraries and has been digitized.[4]
MS. Or. 1983
This is a copy of Or. 1954 in
MS. ML 421
This is another copy of Or. 1954, dating from the early 20th century, and probably intended as the basis for a text edition of the Hikayat Aceh by Hoesein Djajadiningrat. The manuscript is kept in the National Library of Indonesia.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-90-04-48987-5. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
...author shares T. Iskandar's opinion that Hikayat Aceh was influenced by Mughal historiography..
- ^ "UNESCO Recognizes Manuscripts First Voyage Around the Globe and Hikayat Aceh as World Heritage". library.universiteitleiden.nl. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Teuku Iskandar. "De Hikajat Atjéh". Nijhoff. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Hikayat Aceh Or. 1954". Leiden University Libraries. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Teuku Iskandar. "De Hikajat Atjéh". Nijhoff. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Hikayat Aceh Or. 1983". Leiden University Libraries. Retrieved 19 May 2023.