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Antara rekod terawal amalan ibu susuan di rantau ini dapat ditemui dalam ukiran di Candi Prambanan (abad ke-9) di Jogjakarta, Jawa Tengah:-

“Since the Mataram era, Javanese culture has been an important part of Javanese life. One of the main characteristics of the culture that is inherent in the lives of Javanese people is Inya. Inya is the term for the nurse or mother of the king's baby who is considered a symbol of the fame of the Islamic Mataram kingdom. ….. The practice of Inya in Java itself has existed since the time of the Hindu kingdom. This is evidenced by the depiction of the story of the birth of Lawa and Kusa in the reliefs of the Prambanan temple. The baby was born by Sita while in exile in the forest. Inya takes care of the baby until it grows up (Creese, 2015, p. 76). The relief found in Prambanan Temple does not provide a detailed story about breastfeeding for babies who are being cared for (wet nursing) (Figure 1).”

Ukiran ibu susuan di Candi Prambanan: “Figure 1: A temple relief that tells the story of the birth of Lawa and Kusa. Sita, exiled to the forest, gives birth to Rama's sons Lara and Kusa in a hermitage. A nanny holds one of the babies and becomes his nurse (breastfeeding mother). Source: Brahma Temple, Prambanan, Central Java (Creese 2015, p. 76).”

(Sumber: S. Sumarno, I. Fibiona, dan S. N. Lestari, Indonesian Historical Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 26-39, Aug. 2024: |[[https://doi.org/10.14710/ihis.v8i1.18615|“Inya: Wet Nurse and Succesful Regeneration of the Mataram Islamic Court Authorities in the Past”, m.s. 1, 28-29).