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Lampung is one of the areas of civilization on the eastern tip of the island of Sumatra which holds a very diverse range of civilizations from prehistoric, Hindu-Buddhist, Islamic and colonial periods, one of which is ancient texts using European bark and paper media. In addition, Lampung is also the main gateway to the island of Sumatra from Java. Besides being known as a producer of black pepper also has its own cultural style, including having its own script and language. This is indicated by the discovery of various scripts with scripts and languages as well as studies on religion and history in the West Lampung and East Lampung regions. This paper aims to provide an overview and information on the variety of text sources in 2 (two) regions from the codicological aspect of the manuscript. This paper is the result of research conducted in March 2019. Found 26 (twenty-six) manuscripts with various characteristics of the codicological aspects. This is of course very interesting to reveal these manuscripts which certainly add to the knowledge and insight about the treasures of the manuscripts in the Lampung region. In fact, based on the contents of the text, shows that the influence of Islam is very thick and confirms that Islam entered the territory of West Lampung and East Lampung.