There are a total of 4,600 manuscripts written in Jawi in various disciplines which in the collection of the Malaysia National Library (PNM) have not been studied until today.
Director General of the National Library, Nafisa Ahmad, said the collection of manuscript was gathered over 30 years ago, when National Centre for Malay Manuscripts established in 1985.
Read about it in '4,600 manuskrip tulisan jawi belum dikaji' (link in Malay language). Until today, Malaysia has only a handfull of researcher in manuscript field and the number seem is not going to increase right now.
Today, PNM organized Discourse of Sulalatus Salatin in their headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Sulalatus Salatin or Malay Annals give a romanticised account about the evolution of Kesultanan Melayu Malaka or Malaka empire from the beginning to it's downfall. UNESCO listed it as Memory of the World Programme International Register in 2001.
Director General of the National Library, Nafisa Ahmad, said the collection of manuscript was gathered over 30 years ago, when National Centre for Malay Manuscripts established in 1985.
Read about it in '4,600 manuskrip tulisan jawi belum dikaji' (link in Malay language). Until today, Malaysia has only a handfull of researcher in manuscript field and the number seem is not going to increase right now.
Today, PNM organized Discourse of Sulalatus Salatin in their headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Sulalatus Salatin or Malay Annals give a romanticised account about the evolution of Kesultanan Melayu Malaka or Malaka empire from the beginning to it's downfall. UNESCO listed it as Memory of the World Programme International Register in 2001.
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