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Pustaha

A pustaha, or the Batak divination book, with its cover carved with images of Boraspati.
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Pustaha (Batak script: ᯇᯮᯘ᯲ᯖᯂ) is the magic book of the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The book contains magical formulas, divinations, recipes, and laws. The pustaha is written and compiled by a Batak magician-priest (datu).


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