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Gebang leaf manuscript. 89 leaves in Old West Javanese Quadratic script.
Generally, this manuscript show some characteristic like those we found in Old Sundanese manuscript tradition (1) The use of CyV to be read as CVy just like we find in Old Sundanese manuscripts; (2) Differentiation between pasangan r and r̥ ; (3) Hard to distinguish the use of : whether for make a long vocal or to geminate the consonant, both cases are found; (4) The use of special type of virāma under the aksara k; (5) The use of the number 2 for the segment ro; (6) The use of pasangan in the main line of text, e.g., l and m ; (7) The use of two dots to represent ulu (vocalisation i) and three dots to represent pepet; (8) There are two type of layar, Indonesian and Indian style.
In June 1934, Sāṅkṛtyāyana found this manuscript in the monastery of Kun-de-ling (Lhasa).
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