This session focuses on reviewing a new book about Babad Banyumas written by Mertedirejan and Wirjaatmadja, both versions of the Babad were smartly repackaged by NasSirun PurwoKartun, an Indonesian writer, poet and cartoonist.

Mertadiredjan's version of Babad Banyumas was written in 1824, and the only Babad Banyumas manuscript containing left history of the ancestors of Banyumas dynasty. Meanwhile, Wirjaatmadja’s Babad Banyumas was written by Purwokerto Regent, Raden Aria Wirjaatmadja, in 1898, and in 1932 it was continued by Banyumas Regent, Raden Poerwasoepradja. This chronicle became known as the standard, the main reference for anyone who wants to know the history of Banyumas. Finally, if Babad Banyumas Mertadiredjan takes the form of macapat, Babad Banyumas Wirjaatmadjan takes the form of gencarna.