Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Aksara Rencong

I came across the old Malay heritage of writing system, 'Rencong,' which was first found in central and South Sumatra. There is a rich history of the writing system, in which the economic of Rencong that interest me the most. You can read here.

In addition, there is also a Sufi poem Syair Perahu (The poem of the boat) and several other quatrains (pantun), probabaly written circa 1812. 

Looks like coding to me...

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