Tarombo

Tarombo is a term for 'genealogy' in Batak culture/language.[1] The Batak believe that they all come from the same ancestor: Siraja Batak, the Batak Patriarch.[2] They kept the genealogy line tracing back to this ancestor, called Tarombo Batak. Its origins however have been clouded with legends.

An example of Silaban family tree of the Toba Batak people.
A Pitu Raja Ambarita version of Tarombo.

References
  1. B. K. Marpaung (1954). Buku Pusaka Tarombo Batak. Raja. OCLC 559425.
  2. Jan S. Aritonang (1994). Mission Schools in Batakland (Indonesia): 1861–1940. BRILL. ISBN 90-04-09967-0.


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