Carita Parahyangan

Carita Parahyangan (English: Tale of Parahyangan, official Sundanese script: ᮎᮛᮤᮒᮕᮛᮠᮡᮀᮍᮔ᮪) is a text contained in a single manuscript written around the late 16th century, registered as Kropak 406 from the former collection of the Bataviaasch Genootschap voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen (Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences), now in the Perpustakaan Nasional (National Library) in Jakarta. It was identified as early as 1882 by Holle as the "Carita Parahyangan", the name derived from Parahyangan highlands in West Java, originated from Sundanese words which mean "the abode of hyangs (gods)". Since that time the manuscript has received much scholarly attention.

The Carita Parahyangan tells the history of the Sunda Kingdom, from the early Galuh period in the early 8th century, during the era of Wretikandayun and King Sanjaya, until the fall of Pakuan Pajajaran in the 16th century, the capital of Sunda kingdom under invasion by the Banten Sultanate assisted by the Cirebon and Demak Sultanates.

The manuscript consists of 47 leaves of lontar palm leaf manuscript measuring 21 by 3 cm (8.3 by 1.2 in); each leaf contains four lines, written in Old Sundanese script in Old Sundanese language.^[1]