Materials for the Medieval History of Indonesia

1385.05.00

[May-June 1385] Charter of Patapan. A Royal Seal concerning the janggan (rural doctor) of Patapan. according to van Stein Callenfels, Oudheidkundig Verslag 1918. ; Pigeaud, 1, p. 121. Pigeaud, 3, p. 172.

[Recto]// 0// surat sang aryya rajaparakrama, dang acaryya wiçwanatha, rawuha kang para same ing / patapan, sakehing raramatuha nom, makanguni buyut, wruhaning para same ing pata / pan, yen ana rajamudra handikanira talampakanira bhatara hyang wiçesa hamagehaken andikanira tala / mpakanira bhatara sang mokta ring paring malaya dening janggan ing patapan i rehaning sumalahe sahana /

[Verso] kira mpu . . . . janggan tumrapa satkaning pañlek, hanut rasaning rajamudra, iku ta suma / laha tekanin kubon, sawah, makanguni pomahan, tithi jyesta, çirah 7 // o //


[Recto] Letter of the honoured Honourable Rajaparakrama the reverend doctor Wishwanatha, to come to the commoners of / Patapan, all the ramas(1), young and old, and also the buyuts(2). It should be known by the commoners of Patapan / that there is a Royal Seal, the Word of His Grace the Lord Hyang Wishesa, confirming the Word of His Grace / the Lord who is released in Paring Malaya, concerning the janggan (3) of Patapan, on account of the fact that it (4) shall pass on to all the children of /

[Verso] the reverend mpu(5). ... the janggan shall be raised as soon as the written document arrives according to the intention of the Royal Seal. That now shall pass, / included the plantations, the terraced fields and also the farmyards. Dated Jyaistha (6), unit 7 // 0 //.


(1) fathers
(2) elders
(3) rural doctor
(4) Patapan
(5) Sir
(6) May-June

first adaptation 19.08.2010 Benjamin Berndt and Mats Homann / revised 11.09.2010. /
first draft, not proofread /