Syair Dagang Berjual-beli
bibliography
text notes
list of words
list of rhyme words

Bibliography

The MCP text
Based on manuscripts:
[MS 91]  Bibliothèque nationale, Paris, Mal.-Pol. 91 &
[MS 96]  Bibliothèque nationale, Paris, Mal.-Pol. 96.
Location references:
to the stanzas (1-56) of the text  (also indicated in Muhammad Haji Salleh's printed edition)
Statistics:
1068 words, comprising 224 verses
Date:
probably 1831
Provenance:
Singapore, composed by Tuan Siami.
 
Editorial notes
MS 96 is a copy of MS 91, which is now defective.  The text presented here follows Mal.-Pol. 91 until it breaks off at 32b, after which it follows Mal.-Pol. 96.  Variants between the manuscripts, and with MHS are noted below.
Bibliography:
[MHS]  Muhammad Haji Salleh (ed.), Syair tantangan Singapura abad kesembilan belas, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1994.
 
Preparation
Added:  1998
The text was transcribed by Ian Proudfoot in Paris in 1982, and later checked and corrected against the printed edition of Muhammad Haji Salleh.