| ID | 101924 |
| Title Proper | Barang king banga |
| Other Title Information | a Visayan language reading of the Calatagan pot inscription (CPI) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Guillermo, Ramon G ; Paluga, Myfel Joseph D |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Calatagan pot, with an inscription around its rim, is one of the very few existing archeological evidences of ancient writing in the Philippines. It was discovered in Calatagan, Batangas and bought by the Philippine National Museum in 1961. Having since eluded decipherment, the present paper proposes a strategy which combines traditional palaeographic techniques and cryptographic methods. By means of this procedure, a tentative decipherment of the inscription is proposed here. The preliminary results show that the inscription is some kind of ancient spell or charm written in a central Philippine language with a Javanese admixture. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of South East Asian Studies Vol. 42, No. 1; Feb 2011: p.121-159 |
| Journal Source | Journal of South East Asian Studies Vol. 42, No. 1; Feb 2011: p.121-159 |
| Key Words | Barang king Banga ; Visayan Language ; Philippine ; Philippine Language |