Babad Diponegoro Noted In The World Memory

(Memory Of the World) UNESCO)On Thursday, June 20, UNESCO officially announced that two ancient manuscript collection of the National Library was recorded as the World Memory (Memory Of The World). Both texts are Babad Diponegoro. Negarakertagama, works prapanca Empu, has been first submitted to UNESCO and has been received (in 2005) as an MOW for Asia-Pacific. Only now, the text describing the story of the greatness of the Majapahit Empire under the reign of Hayam Wuruk with Gajah Mada Mahapatih position raised to the level of world. Babad Diponegoro filed jointly between the National Library and the Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land-en Volkenkunde (KITLV), institutions engaged in the field of language, culture and government belong to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Joint submission was made possible because copies Babad Diponegoro written using characters Pegon (Arabic bald) stored in the National Library, while written in Javanese script stored in the Netherlands. The original text, which is a personal note written by Prince Diponegoro himself, was can not be found. Babad Diponegoro has been proposed as a World Memory in 2011, but returned for completion. After supporting documents stored in various institutions can be collected, returned the manuscript submitted to UNESCO and, this year, successfully entered in the register. Most of the supporting documents was used as a reference by a researcher, Peter Carey, who are interested in the biography of Prince Diponegoro. The results which takes about 30 years it was poured in his writings, shaped Diponegoro biography, titled Power of Prophecy (Authorization Divination). The book launch was held at the National Library Auditorium on April 12, 2012 (http://www.pnri.go.id/BeritaAdd.aspx?id=19) To be filed as Memory Of The World, historical documents must meet several requirements, including: original, have a national impact, and have an international effect. resource: Dina Isyanti http://www.perpusnas.go.id/BeritaAdd.aspx?id=94

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