Open AccessArithmatics in Serat Centhini
Author(s) -
Agung Prabowo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of ethno-sciences and education research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2776-7590
DOI - 10.46336/ijeer.v1i2.119
Subject(s) - indonesian , java , mathematics , arithmetic , literature , mathematics education , art , history , linguistics , computer science , philosophy , programming language
Serat Centhini (Suluk Tambanglaras or Suluk Tambangraras-Amongraga) is one of the greatest literary works in New Javanese literature. Its construction began in 1742 Java (1814 AD) during Sunan Pakubuwana IV. The main reference is the Jatiswara book which was made in 1711 Java or 1783 AD during Sunan Pakubuwana III. This article tracks the arithmetic information contained in Serat Centhini, including cardinal numbers, ordinal numbers, Javanese calendar, and candrasengkala. The research was carried out by using the literature study method of Serat Centhini which is translated into Indonesian and transliterated in Latin script. The results showed that Serat Centhini recorded quite a lot of mathematical information which was used in the daily life of Javanese people. The results of this study can be used as teaching materials for ethnomathematics.