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Tambo Minangkabau
Tambo Minangkabau (or colloquially simplified as Tambo) is one of the Sumatran historical literary work that also contains legends related to the origin of ethnic groups, lands, their communities, villages, tradition and nature of the Minangkabau people up to the region of Lampung. The Minangkabau tambo is written in Minangkabau in the form of prose. In Minangkabau tradition, tambo is a heritage passed down orally from generation to generation.
The earliest tambo manuscripts in Minangkabau were written in Arabic script using the Minangkabau language. Latin-script versions appeared only in the early 20th century, comparing the stories with some historical records. A total of 83 manuscripts have been found.Their titles vary, including Undang‑Undang Minangkabau, Tambo Adat, Adat Istiadat Minangkabau, Kitab Kesimpanan Adat lan Undhang‑Undhang, Undhang‑Undhang Luhak Tiga Laras, and Undhang‑Undhang Adat.
There are two main types of Minangkabau tambo: Tambo alam – tells the origin of ancestors and the Minangkabau kingdom. Tambo adat – tells about customs, political systems, and laws of the Minangkabau people from the past.
The word tambo derived from its Northwestern Sumatran of Batak-origin root tarombo, originally means "the origin" or "geneaology" (in Batak languages), but later adapted as "chronicle", "history" or "legend" means (in Minangkabau). One of the unauthorized theories[by whom?] also suggest that the word may be connected to the word skambha (स्कम्भ) in Sanskrit – which used within the Vedic texts, corresponds to the cosmic pillar or supreme being concept.
The tambo was first found in Western Sumatran language (Minangkabau) written in Arabic script. Writing in Latin script was only known from the early 20th century, which compared some historical evidence. Most Minangkabau tambo manuscripts were written in Arabic-Sumatran system (Jawi), and a few were written in Latin script. There are 83 known manuscripts. Their titles vary, for example Undang-Undang Minang, Tambo Adat, Adat Istiadat Minang, Kitab Kesimpanan Adat dan Undang-Undang, Undang-Undang Luhak Tiga Laras, and Undang-Undang Adat.
The Minangkabau tambo is mainly divided into two parts:
The stories in tambo are usually not systematic, and sometimes the stories change to fit the needs and situation, so the contents can change depending on the listener’s wishes. Generally, Minangkabau tambo is an adapted work, where the adaptors do not mention their sources, making it seem like their own work. There are 47 original Minangkabau tambo manuscripts stored in libraries abroad, 10 of them are in the National Library in Jakarta, while the others are adaptations without known original authors.
Long ago, there was a king named Iskandar Zulkarnain from Makadunia, in the continent of Ruhum. King Iskandar conquered many lands until he reached Tanah Basa and then a peaceful kingdom. There, he married an Indian princess and had three sons, estimated around the 7th century AD.
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Tambo Minangkabau
Tambo Minangkabau (or colloquially simplified as Tambo) is one of the Sumatran historical literary work that also contains legends related to the origin of ethnic groups, lands, their communities, villages, tradition and nature of the Minangkabau people up to the region of Lampung. The Minangkabau tambo is written in Minangkabau in the form of prose. In Minangkabau tradition, tambo is a heritage passed down orally from generation to generation.
The earliest tambo manuscripts in Minangkabau were written in Arabic script using the Minangkabau language. Latin-script versions appeared only in the early 20th century, comparing the stories with some historical records. A total of 83 manuscripts have been found.Their titles vary, including Undang‑Undang Minangkabau, Tambo Adat, Adat Istiadat Minangkabau, Kitab Kesimpanan Adat lan Undhang‑Undhang, Undhang‑Undhang Luhak Tiga Laras, and Undhang‑Undhang Adat.
There are two main types of Minangkabau tambo: Tambo alam – tells the origin of ancestors and the Minangkabau kingdom. Tambo adat – tells about customs, political systems, and laws of the Minangkabau people from the past.
The word tambo derived from its Northwestern Sumatran of Batak-origin root tarombo, originally means "the origin" or "geneaology" (in Batak languages), but later adapted as "chronicle", "history" or "legend" means (in Minangkabau). One of the unauthorized theories[by whom?] also suggest that the word may be connected to the word skambha (स्कम्भ) in Sanskrit – which used within the Vedic texts, corresponds to the cosmic pillar or supreme being concept.
The tambo was first found in Western Sumatran language (Minangkabau) written in Arabic script. Writing in Latin script was only known from the early 20th century, which compared some historical evidence. Most Minangkabau tambo manuscripts were written in Arabic-Sumatran system (Jawi), and a few were written in Latin script. There are 83 known manuscripts. Their titles vary, for example Undang-Undang Minang, Tambo Adat, Adat Istiadat Minang, Kitab Kesimpanan Adat dan Undang-Undang, Undang-Undang Luhak Tiga Laras, and Undang-Undang Adat.
The Minangkabau tambo is mainly divided into two parts:
The stories in tambo are usually not systematic, and sometimes the stories change to fit the needs and situation, so the contents can change depending on the listener’s wishes. Generally, Minangkabau tambo is an adapted work, where the adaptors do not mention their sources, making it seem like their own work. There are 47 original Minangkabau tambo manuscripts stored in libraries abroad, 10 of them are in the National Library in Jakarta, while the others are adaptations without known original authors.
Long ago, there was a king named Iskandar Zulkarnain from Makadunia, in the continent of Ruhum. King Iskandar conquered many lands until he reached Tanah Basa and then a peaceful kingdom. There, he married an Indian princess and had three sons, estimated around the 7th century AD.
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