Hikayat Pahang
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The MCP text
Based on:
Hikayat Pahang, ed. Kalthum Jeran, Kuala Lumpur: Fajar Bakti, 1986. Siri Sastera Fajar Bakti.
Location references:
to the pages (1-148) and lines of the printed edition.
Statistics:
46164 words
 
Underlying manuscripts
"Naskhah A":  MS 937, University of Malaya Library, Kuala Lumpur.
"Naskhah B":  unidentified text, Arkib Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
Date:
of the texts:  Naskhah A: 1932, Naskhah B: 1883.
Provenance:
of the texts and manuscripts:  Pahang
 
Editorial notes and bibliography
The principles underlying Kalthum Jeran's edition are not clearly explained.  The base text is Naskhah A, with comparative reference to Naskhah B.  Based upon Kalthum's very brief account of the differences between the two texts, it is likely that the material added in brackets throughout Kalthum's edited text has come from Naskhah B.  The effect of these additions is to give the narrative a smoother flow without changing its sense.  In the MCP text, Kalthum's full version is presented, with the additions placed between brackets ‹ › .  The inclusion of the additions brings the MCP text closer to the older Naskhah B.
The page headed Lampiran appended to Kalthum's text appears to be the additional list of early rulers given at the beginning of Naskhah B.  However it has not been included in the MCP text.
 
Preparation
Added:  September 2007
The text was scanned in Canberra by the MCP using Recognita™ OCR.