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Resources on Early Indonesia
History
N.J. Krom (1926) 1st ed., Hindoe-Javaansche Geschiedenis [link]
N.J. Krom (1931) 2nd ed., Hindoe-Javaansche Geschiedenis [link]
George Coedès (1948) Les états hindouisés d'Indochine et d'Indonésie [link]
George Coedès (1968) The Indianized States of Southeast Asia [link]
H.J. de Graaf and Th.G.Th. Pigeaud (1974) De Eerste Moslimse Vorstendommen op Java [link]
H.J. de Graaf and Th.G.Th. Pigeaud (1985) Kerajaan-Kerajaan Islam di Jawa [link]
Sejarah Nasional Indonesia (2007) Edisi Pemutakhiran: II. Jaman Kuno [link]
History
Netherlands Indies Scholarship
Epigraphy
Archaeology
Isidore van Kinsbergen (1863–1875) Oudheden van Java [Photographs] [link]
W.P. Groeneveldt (1887) 'Catalogus der Archaeologische Verzameling' [link]
R.D.M. Verbeek (1891) Oudheden van Java [2 MB]
Rapporten (1901–15, 1923, 1938) Oudheidkundige Commissie/Dienst van Nederlandsch-Indië [link]
Oudheidkundig Verslag (1912–49) Oudheidkundige Dienst van Nederlandsch-Indië [ZIP 183 MB]
W.F. Stutterheim (1929–30) Oudheden van Bali [10 MB]
Balai Arkeologi Yogyakarta (1980–) Berkala Arkeologi [link]
Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi Nasional (1985–) Amerta [link]
Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi Nasional (2012–2023) Kalpataru: Majalah Arkeologi [link]
Archaeology
Epigraphy
Corpora of Inscriptions
R. Friederich (1854–57) Inscriptien van Java en Sumatra [link]
A.B. Cohen Stuart (1875) Kawi Oorkonden [link]
H.N. van der Tuuk & J.L.A. Brandes (1885) Vier Oorkonden op Bali [link]
J.L.A. Brandes (1913) ed. N.J. Krom, Oud-Javaansche Oorkonden [link]
P.V. van Stein Callenfels (1926) Epigraphia Balica [20 MB]
Bataviaasch Genootschap (1940) Inscripties van Nederlandsch-Indië [2 MB]
J.G. de Casparis (1950) Prasasti Indonesia I [40 MB]
R. Goris (1954) Prasasti Bali [90 MB]
J.G. de Casparis (1956) Prasasti Indonesia II [74 MB]
R. Goris (1965) Ancient History of Bali [2 MB]
B.Ch. Chhabra (1965) Expansion of Indo-Aryan Culture during Pallava Rule [link]
H.B. Sarkar (1971) Corpus of the Inscriptions of Java I [20 MB]
H.B. Sarkar (1972) Corpus of the Inscriptions of Java II [26 MB]
F.H. van Naerssen (1977) Old Javanese Charters [4 MB]
Boechari & A.S. Wibowo (1985–86) Prasasti Koleksi Museum Nasional [3 MB]
R. Goris, Ketut Ginarsa (1997) ed. Gde Semadi Astra, Prasasti Raja Jayaśakti & Jayapangus [7 MB]
Boechari (2012) Transkripsi dan Terjemahan Aneka Prasasti [21 MB]
Hasan Djafar et al. (2016) Prasasti Batu I [17 MB]
Hasan Djafar et al. (2019) Prasasti Batu II [108 MB]
Arlo Griffiths (2018) 'The Corpus of Old Malay Inscriptions' [link]
Aditia Gunawan & Arlo Griffiths (2021) 'Old Sundanese Inscriptions' [link]
DHARMA Database of Inscriptions (2025–) [link]
Inventories and Reports
N.J. Krom, F.D.K. Bosch & M. Muusses (1911–23) 'Gedateerde inscripties van Java' [2 MB]
Louis Charles Damais (1952) 'Liste des dates principales inscriptions datées de l'Indonésie' [link]
Louis Charles Damais (1970) Répertoire onomastique de l'épigraphie javanaise [74 MB] [link]
Kōzō Nakada (1982) An Inventory of the Dated Inscriptions of Java [39 MB] [link]
IDENK (2021–) Online Inventory of Ancient Nusantara Epigraphy [link]
Laporan Survei Prasasti BRIN-EFEO I (2023) [link]
Laporan Survei Prasasti BRIN-EFEO II (2024) [link]
Laporan Survei Prasasti BRIN-EFEO III (2025) [link]
Palaeography and Chronology
K.F. Holle (1877) Tabel van Oud- en Nieuw-Indische Alphabetten [11 MB]
Louis Charles Damais (1955) 'Discussion de la date des inscriptions' [link]
Louis Charles Damais (1955) 'Les écritures d'origine indienne' [4 MB]
J.G. de Casparis (1975) Indonesian Palaeography [20 MB]
J.G. de Casparis (1978) Indonesian Chronology [9 MB]
J.C. Eade and Lars Gislén (2000) Early Javanese Inscriptions: A New Dating Method [10 MB]
Lars Gislén, J.C. Eade, EFEO (2023) HIC Hindu Calendar Conversion Tool [link]
Traditional Historiography
Traditional Historiography
J.L.A. Brandes (1896) Pararaton [30 MB]
J.L.A. Brandes (1920) ed. N.J. Krom, Pararaton [30 MB]
C.C. Berg (1927) Kidung Sunda [link]
C.C. Berg (1929) Kidung Pamañcangah [17 MB]
C.C. Berg (1931) Kidung Harṣawijaya [link]
R.O. Winstedt (1938) Sejarah Melayu [link]
Balai Pustaka (1939) Babad Tanah Jawi [link]
Th.G.Th. Pigeaud (1960) Nagarakĕrtāgama Transcription [4 MB]
Th.G.Th. Pigeaud (1960) Nagarakĕrtāgama & Other Majapahit Texts: Transcriptions [link]
Th.G.Th. Pigeaud (1960) Nagarakĕrtāgama & Other Majapahit Texts: Commentaries [link]
Th.G.Th. Pigeaud (1960) Nagarakĕrtāgama & Other Majapahit Texts: Translations [link]
Manuscripts
Catalogues
Th.G.Th. Pigeaud (1967–1969) Literature of Java (4 vols.) [link]
Th.G.Th. Pigeaud (1985) Handschriften aus Indonesien [16 MB]
Teuku Iskandar (1999) Malay, Minangkabau and South Sumatran Manuscripts in the Netherlands [link]
Tim Behrend (1999) Katalog Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia [255 MB]
Henri Chambert-Loir & Oman Fathurahman (1999) Panduan Koleksi Naskah2 Indonesia Sedunia [2 MB]
Jan Just Witkam (2006–2019) Inventory of the Oriental Manuscripts in Leiden University Library [29 MB]
Gedong Kirtya (2018) Katalog Lontar [125 KB]
Aditia Gunawan & Agung Kriswanto (2019) Naskah-naksah Jawa dan Bali di BnF (Paris) [33 MB]
Digital Databases
Khazanah Pustaka Nusantara, Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia [link]
The Balinese Digital Library (Pusat Dokumentasi collection), Ron Jenkins/Internet Archive [link]
Sastra Jawa, Yayasan Sastra Lestari [link]
Balinese WikiSource [link]
Endangered Archives Project: Indonesia, British Library [link]
Repository of Southeast Asian Manuscripts, DREAMSEA [link]
Nusantara Philology Repository, ERC-DHARMA Project [link]
Malay Concordance Project, Ian Proudfoot/Australian National University [link]
Balinese Manuscript Collection (Proyek Tik collection), Australian National University [link]
Manuscripts
Ancient Languages
P.J. Zoetmulder (1950/1983) De Taal van het Adiparwa [60 MB]
P.J. Zoetmulder (1982) Old Javanese-English Dictionary [link]
P.J. Zoetmulder & I.R. Poedjawijatna (1992-93) Bahasa Parwa I & II [40 MB]
Waruno Mahdi (2005) 'Old Malay' [178 KB]
Willem van der Molen (2015) An Introduction to Old Javanese [link]
Robert Blust, Stephen Trussell & Alexander D. Smith (2023) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary [link]
Ancient Languages
Foreign Sources
Southeast Asia in the Ming Shilu (1418–1637) ed. and trans. Geoff Wade [link]
Tomé Pires (1515/1944) Suma Oriental, ed. and trans. Armando Cortesão, vol. I [31 MB]
Tomé Pires (1515/1944) Suma Oriental, ed. and trans. Armando Cortesão, vol. II [28 MB]
D'Eerste Boek van Willem Lodewyckz. (1597/1915) ed. G.P. Rouffaer & J.W. Ijzerman [link]
De Oudste Journalen van de Eerste Schipvaart (1597/1925) , ed. G.P. Rouffaer & J.W. Ijzerman [link]
Verdere Bescheiden Betreffende de Eerste Schipvaart (1597/1925) , ed. G.P. Rouffaer & J.W. Ijzerman [link]
Foreign Sources
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