Elephant Museum

Elephant Museum is one of the famous museums in Jakarta. The museum is located in central Jakarta. In the last semester, my two friends and I, Kiki and Della visited this place to work on the history of photographic assignments. But by then the museum is being renovated, so only a few places we could see. Since the emergence of a sense of curiosity Elephant Museum new building, when given this assignment, I chose for my visit the Elephant Museum. I went to the museum with my classmates, they are Akla, Kayrana, Cintya, Raras, Michelle, Naad, Adis, Adira, Della, Kiki, Eka, Olaf, Andry, Okti, Ifan, Yoga, and Heza. We went after the Friday prayer is finished, but since there are few obstacles, we just got out of school at half past two. Arriving at the Museum Gajah, we bought tickets. Initially we were suppose to buy an adult ticket for 5000. But the relief was given to us so just pay the ticket in 2000 as children. Initially we toured the old building, which is not under renovation, but because the old building was a bit dark so it is not good for the photo. Then we immediately moved to a new building, and met another friends, because of the separate cars. The new building consists of 4 floors, and basements. Unfortunately, we were not able to enter the fourth floor, because when it dies so that the light, 4th floor secured. Even so, I was quite pleased to see the third floor of the new museum building. I took pictures with many objects, from ancient times until the inscription bike. Of the many photos I took, the inscription Gutters Tuo was the one who made the object of this task.

ELEPHANT MUSEUM 
As the name implies, from the time of entering the museum, we were greeted by a statue of an elephant which is located a bit high. Museum Gajah or commonly known as the National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia is one manifestation of European influence, especially the spirit of the Enlightenment, which appears at about age 18. This building was built in 1862 by the Dutch Government under the Governor-General JCM Radermacher. The museum was inaugurated in 1868, but the embryo of the Museum as an institution was born in 1778, precisely on 24 April, at the time of formation Bataviaasch Kunsten Genootschap van en Wetenschappen by the Dutch government. Radermacher donate a building located at Jalan Kalibesar along with a collection of books and cultural objects that form the basis for the establishment of the museum. In the reign of England under the leadership of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1811-1816), who also serves as Director of Bataviaasch Genootschap Kunsten van en Wetenschappen ordered the construction of a new building located on Jalan Majapahit 3. This building was used as a museum and meeting rooms for the Literary Society (formerly called "Societeit de Harmonie".) This building is now located at the State Secretariat complex.In 1862, after the collection meet museum at Jalan Majapahit, the Dutch East Indies government established a new building located at 12 West Independence Way. This building was opened to the public in 1868.The National Museum is known as Museum Gajah since dihadiahkannya bronze statue of an elephant by King Chulalongkorn of Thailand in 1871. But on May 28, 1979, the name officially became the National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia. Then on 17 September 1962, the Cultural Institute of Indonesia who managed, submitting to the government of the Republic of Indonesia Museum. Since then the management of official museum by the Directorate General of History and Archaeology, under the Ministry of Education and Culture. But starting in 2005, the National Museum under the management of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.Notes on the website of the National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia in 2001 showed that the collection has reached 109,342 pieces. The number of collections that make this museum is known as the most comprehensive in Indonesia. In 2006 the number had exceeded 140,000 collections of fruit, but only a third that can be shown to the audience.The museum is located at Jalan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta, DKI Jaya, Indonesia.

INSCRIPTION TALANG Tuo 
This inscription comes from southern Sumatra, precisely in Palembang. This inscription contains about making garden Srikserta Punta Hyang behest of Sri Janayasa for the prosperity of all beings. There are also prayers and hopes that clearly indicates the nature of Buddhism.Here is a translation of the contents of the inscriptions Muljana Slamet version:"Happy! Saka year 606 on the second day of the month caitra bright, it's time is done Sriksetra park, owned by Sri Jayanaga Dapunta Hyang. This message Dapunta Hyang: All grown here; coconut, areca nut, palm, sago palm and others that (a) tree, edible fruit, and aur, Betung reeds and the like. Similarly, other parks with lake Sebat, all that I do, all good deeds, referred to the happiness of all creatures that move and not move. Let the power-he was an excellent effort that gets joy in later life in other ways. Hopefully he gets food and water for drinking. Everything is made; fields, extensive gardens, feed the animals, the servants crowded suburlah. Deliver him from every disaster, torture and disease can not sleep. However, things should work good business, complete all the animals, the pain made him youthful. And again, let all the faithful servant baktilah called them to him. Who became his best friend, do not they rebelled on him; who became his wife as a wife should be faithful to him. Wherever he is, do not steal, cheat, murder and adultery in situ. And again, let him meet with khalyanamitra, build bodichita by Maitra, become a hermit on the dang Ratnatraya hyang, but always happy to build a firm cross-legged with energy, fortitude, knowledge about differences and convergence of all sipakala mind. Hopefully he obtained knowledge, memory and intelligence agencies and statutes mahasatwa manikam vajracarira the magic without the example, the victory and the memory of the birth of the distant past, a complete sense, a way full, happiness, joy, peace, sweet words, the voice of Brahma, so men men because of his own power, let him get cintamanididhara, obtain janmawacita, karmmawacita, he finally got anuttarabisamyaksambhodi. "Gutters Tuwo inscriptions found on November 17, 1920 by Louis Constant Westenenk (Resident of Palembang) at the foot of Mount Seguntang, and the inscription was found is a relic of Sriwijaya.The physical state of the inscription is still good. Plane inscribed with measuring 50cm x 80 cm. On the edges decorated with motifs cobra head and underneath there are lined gutter to channel water. This inscription dates to the year 606 Saka (23 March 684 AD), written in script Pallawa, Old Malay language, and consists of 14 lines. The first scholar who had read the inscription and gutters mengalihaksarakan tuo is Ronkel and Bosch van, which was published in Acta Orientalia. Since the year 1920 inscription gutters tuo stored in the National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta, with a number D.145.