Si Jagur
The Si Jagur (Si Djagur) is an old Portuguese cannon in the Indonesian capital Jakarta . She is revered here as a symbol of fertility. The cannon is also called Kiai Setomo ; it stands in front of the Sejarah Jakarta Museum, the city's historical museum.
Appearance
The Si Jagur is a bronze cannon with a length of 3.85 meters, a weight of 3.5 tons and a caliber of 25 centimeters. The inscription “EX ME IPSA RENATA SUM” ( German “I am renewed out of myself” ) can be found on the pipe . The end piece is noticeable. It is shaped like a fig hand , a symbol of intercourse. Fig hand talismans are still considered lucky charms in Portugal and Brazil .
Legends
There are several sagas and legends surrounding the Si Jagur. It is said that the Raja of Pajajaran once had a beautiful daughter. But a magical light shone from her crotch, so that no prince wanted to marry her. No shaman or sage managed to heal them. Finally, an envoy from the Dutch East India Company offered to marry the princess. The Raja agreed and received three cannons as the bride price: the Si Jagur and the cannons Ki Amuk (also Ki Amak or Pamak) and Nyai Setomi (Njai Setomi). The Ki Amuk is today in Banten (Bantam) in front of the great mosque, the Nyai Setomi in Surakarta (Solo). The Ki Amuk is said to be the male counterpart to the female Si Jagur. There was also a myth in colonial times that if the two cannons were brought together, it would be a sign of the end of Dutch rule in Indonesia.
According to another legend, the Raja of Pajajaran is said to have heard the roar of a powerful and unknown weapon in a bad dream. The king ordered his subordinate, Kiai Setomo, to search for this powerful weapon. If he does not find her, he is threatened with death. Kiai Setomo and his wife Nyai Setomi then meditated in their home to discover the weapon. After a while the Raja sent his soldiers to check on them. In the house, however, the soldiers only found two cannons that the couple had turned into. That is why the Si Jagur is also called Kiai Setomo.
The story of a man and a woman turning into a cannon spread everywhere until Sultan Agung in Mataram heard them. The Sultan ordered the two cannons to be brought to Mataram, but Kiai Setomo's male cannon refused and fled to Batavia, now Jakarta. The citizens of Batavia were in an uproar when they saw the cannon. They considered them sacred and placed an umbrella over them to protect them from the sun and rain. They gave her the names Kiai Jagur and Sang Perkasa. The Nyai Setomi came to Mataram or is said to have been brought to Solo by the Sultan.
The fist at the end of Si Jagur made the cannon famous. She became the central object of a fertility myth. For many generations women have come to the cannon to become fertile. They offer flowers to the cannon and then sit on the cannon barrel. Some barren men also ask for children's blessings at the Si Jagur. In addition, criminals are said to have been afraid of the cannon in the colonial era. Brought to the Si Jagur, they confessed to their crimes so that they would not be buried near the cannon.
story
The Si Jagur was made by the Portuguese Manuel Tavares Baccaro in Macau and set up in Fort São Tiago da Barra in Macau before it was brought to Malacca . From the Portuguese name of St. The name of the cannon is derived from James “São Jago”. In 1641 the cannon became the booty of the Dutch when they conquered Malacca and drove the Portuguese out. The Si Jagur came to Fort Batavia. In 1809 the fort was demolished by Governor General Herman Willem Daendels . The cannon was no longer used because it was too heavy for the Dutch to relocate. It was initially near Kota Intan, where it became a place of pilgrimage. In 1968, the government attempted to combat superstition by relocating Kota Inan's cannon to the front of the Wayang Museum. In 1974 the cannon was moved again, this time in the northern courtyard of the Historical Museum. But groups of women came to the museum every day and excitedly demanded that they be allowed to the Si Jagur so they could sit on the cannon. Finally, the cannon was placed in front of the entrance to Jakarta's History Museum. It is still visited by infertile women today to perform the fertility ritual.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roland Dusik: DuMont travel manual travel guide Indonesia . DuMont Reiseverlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-7701-7745-5 , p. 140 ( books.google.de - excerpt).
- ↑ Wayang Koelit-Arjoena: A Journey to Java 1921 , accessed September 5, 2021.
- ↑ a b c d António Pinto da França: A Influência Portuguesa na Indonésia , p. 49, Lisbon 2003.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Anna Yulia: Legenda Meriam “Si Jagur” , March 10, 2012 , accessed on September 5, 2021.
- ↑ a b c d e Jakarta City Portal: Jagur, Si , accessed on July 29, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d Wayang Koelit-Arjoena: A Journey to Java 1921 , accessed September 5, 2021.