Inscriptions on Keris?

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Tell me, why do you think that Sombro lived in East Jawa?

I've always thought of her, her antecedents, and descendants, as from Pajajaran, with the descendants making a later move to East Jawa, at the time of the exodus of iron workers from Pajajaran to East Jawa.

Multi-interpretable. Yes, Alan, that's really "javanese culture". Even if I say yes, this could means no. That's javanese. Even a real javanese still ask the person he speaks to, although the person has already say yes or no. Sometimes we heard in the daily life: "Nggih-nggih ora kepanggih". That means to say to somebody that has say "yes", but actually he or she say "no" by heart...

Like Aji Saka. Of course, he is not real Aji Saka. It could mean, "important pillar" in life, or another person that has characteristic as the written hope. Medang Kamulan means Early Medang -- it could be another old Medang, other than Medang of Empu Sindhok.

Pajajaran? Literally, it means "parallel thing" (noun). Could be interpreted as "two parallel kingdoms" (after Airlangga era) that means Kahuripan and Panjalu or Jenggala and Kediri (?). But not "Padjadjaran" in the west Java. That's another Pajajaran. That was probably Pajajaran of Kudi and Kujang era. Maybe in the "Kabudan" era (circa the end of Sanjaya or Syailendra era).

That's just my humble opinion, Alan. It is opened to be discuss...

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