J. P. Mead was an early twentieth‑century scholar who edited a version of the Hikayat Raja-raja Pasai for publication in the J.S.B.R.ASS. His edition presented the text in the original Malay script with transliteration and commentary.
Editorial Contribution
According to the source, Mead’s edition of the Hikayat Raja-raja Pasai was issued in J.S.B.R.ASS volume 66 (1914) and represented the text using the spelling kutaka for a particular lexical item. His work contributed to the textual criticism of the chronicle and facilitated its use in linguistic research.
Significance
Mead’s edition is cited alongside those of Dulaurier and the B.K.I. as part of the corpus of early printed versions of the Hikayat. It reflects the colonial-era interest in preserving and studying indigenous Malay literary heritage.
See Also
- Hikayat Raja-raja Pasai
- Pasai
- Dulaurier
- Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië
- Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Source
20260707_232246_DLP-54-Een_16de_eeuwse_Maleise_vertaling_van_de_Burda_van_al_Bu_s_i_ri_OCR.txt, page 85.