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28 A chain of kings There are two features of the translated chronicles that do not appear in the original. First, while some chronicle texts do visually separate the reigns of rulers, the division of each chronicle into sections (ten for the Gowa chronicle and seven for the Talloq chronicle) has been done for ease of use. Similarly, the titles for each section do not correspond to anything found in the Makassarese texts. Second, within each section the text has been subdivided into paragraphs that as much as possible separate topics. This is an imperfect solution, as there are no such subdivisions within the original chronicles, but it makes the translations more accessible and the often confusing narrative paths of the chroniclers easier to follow. Finally, much has been made of the differences between critical and diplomatic editions of Indonesian texts (Robson 1988). As discussed above, the translations here are based on BL with substantive variations found in other texts presented in the notes. Nevertheless, in certain cases I have departed from a reading in BL, particularly if all the other texts agree on a reading or if it is clear from the context that the copyist of BL inadvertently omitted or miswrote a passage. These occasions are always clearly marked. So too Section 10 and Appendix 1 of the Gowa chronicle are not found in BL, but are included here. In short, these translations are not quite diplomatic editions of single texts, but neither are they reconstructions of hypothetical ‘best’ texts based on all the surviving manuscript versions of the chronicles. Foregrounding the oldest complete text of the chronicles is sensible, but I agree with Helen Creese that ‘slavishly reproducing every feature of a manuscript’ (Creese 1998:10) limits the usefulness of the edition. Above all else, I hope that the translations, notes, and transliterations in the chapters that follow are indeed useful.
chapter iii The Gowa chronicle The Gowa chronicle has been subdivided into ten sections and an Appendix. The ten sections are as follows: 1 The founding of Gowa 2 Batara Gowa and early rulers 3 Tumapaqrisiq Kallonna 4 Tunipalangga 5 Tunibatta 6 Tunijalloq 7 Tunipasuluq 8 Tumamenang ri Gaukanna (Sultan Ala’uddin) 9 Tumamenang ri Papambatuna (Sultan Malikussaid) 10 Tumamenang ri Ballaq Pangkana (Sultan Hasanuddin) Translation Section 1: The founding of Gowa [33r] Batara Guru was the sibling of Tunabunoa Tolali, Ratu Sampo Marantaya, Karaeng Katangka. 1 May I not be cursed, may I not be destroyed, as I name 2 the ancient karaeng: those who recline on royal settles, those who rest on royal settles, those who are of the purest gold, the chain of kings. For it is feared they will be forgotten by our descendants, by those who follow us. Because if they are not known there are two dangers: either we will feel ourselves to be such karaeng or outsiders will say you here are merely common people. Tumanurung married Karaeng Bayo. She had a child 3 Tumassalangga Barayang. She was called by the people of old Tumanurung because unknown are her origins, her manner of death. It only is said she disappeared. She was married by Karaeng Bayo. Unknown too is his community. It is only said that purportedly he was brothers with Lakipadada, known as
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III The Gowa chronicle 79 Daeng Nia
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III The Gowa chronicle 81 namate Tu
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84 A chain of kings of Campagaya. T
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88 A chain of kings Except for Luwu
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90 A chain of kings His royal name
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92 A chain of kings name was I Daen
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94 A chain of kings 21 The precise
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98 A chain of kings Karaeng Pasiq m
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100 A chain of kings rika tallappoq
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102 A chain of kings Useng areng pa
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104 A chain of kings ri Lempangang
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106 Glossary karaeng a title grante
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110 15 Tumamenang ri Papambatuna (s
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112 Bibliography Bijdragen 1854 ‘
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114 Bibliography Manguin, Pierre-Yv
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Place names Aceh 7, 45 Agangjeqneq
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Kawu 33 Kekelu 88 Koja Manawaraq 95
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Bae Baine, Karaeng 90, 96 Baine, Ka
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