Tambo: Journal of Manuscript and Oral Tradition is a peer reviewed journal which is published by Research Center for Manuscripts, Literature, and Oral Traditions, Research Organization for Archeology, Language, and Literature, National Research and Innovation Agency. This journal enabled as a medium for disseminating and exchanging ideas on Manuscripts, Literature, and Oral Traditions. The journal is published twice a year. Tambo was originally a word that was interpreted as a historical literary work that tells the history (origin) of a tribe, the origin of the country, and its customs. This historical academic work can also be called traditional historiography, writing a countries history based on the local communities beliefs from generation to generation.