via Antara, 31 July 2021: An article on the manuscripts of Lampung in Indonesia.
This script, now commonly known by the people of Lampung as “Had Lampung or Kelebai Surat Lampung,” offers the reader a glimpse into the life in “Sai Bumi Ruwa Jurai” several centuries ago.
The various manuscripts had proven that the Lampung people during ancient times were literate and expressed their feelings through ancient Had Lampung and even Arabic and Palawa script, as well as pictures.
One of Lampung’s manuscript philologists, Lisa Misliani, stated that with these ancient manuscripts, people in modern times can gain an understanding of how ancient Lampung people read, wrote, and also expressed themselves through pictures in the past.
“Had Lampung, such as Ka-Ga-Nga-Pa, with sound signs, such as ulan, teklubang, kelengiyah, and rejenjung, written in several manuscripts have also described the evolution of the use of script in the life of the ancient Lampung people, to the modern Lampung script that is used until today,” Misliani stated.
Source: Gaining insights into Lampung’s culture through ancient manuscripts – ANTARA News
