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Aji Batara Agung
The author's desire to compile the book of Kutai Folk Story entitled Aji Batara Agung Dewa Sakti has emerged since conducting researches on literature in East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan. The folktale can be classified into legend originating from the Chronicle of the Kingdom of Kutai Kertanegara. Aji Batara Agung Dewa Sakti is a human figure of God incarnation. The cultural values contained in folklore are seen at the Erau ceremony which is held annually by the Kutai Kartanegara Regional Government as a symbol of the glory of Kutai Kartanegara. The same is true for Putri Karang Melenu. The princess suddenly appeared from the bottom of the Mahakam River which was honored by Lembuswana. Then, the princess married King Aji Batara Agung Dewa Sakti. From his marriage to the princess, the successors to the dynasty of the kings of Kutai Kartanegara were born. rnIn line with that, the East Kalimantan Language Office as the representative of the Language Development and Cultivation Agency seeks to improve the quality of language and literature services to the community in the form of inventory and documentation of folklore in East Kalimantan and NorthrnKalimantan as an effort to increase reading interest towards cultural literacy change from oral culture to the literacy culture. In addition, folktale writing is also intended to stimulate research enthusiasm for researchers in the East Kalimantan Language Office.rnFinally, the author expresses his sincere thanks to the Head of the East Kalimantan Language Office and to the Language Development and Cultivation Agency who have published this Kutai folklore book. The author hopes that this book will be useful for fostering and developing Indonesian and regional linguistics and literature, especially for literary enthusiasts in Indonesian society in general, especially the people of East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan in order to treatrnliteracy culture as a feature of modern and dignified civilization.
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