Search

Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Mandinka Subject Astrology

1. EAP1042/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26
Title:
Ibrahima Bayo Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains over 14 manuscripts of different lengths. They include Mandinka Ajami manuscripts and bilingual texts written in Arabic with Mandinka Ajami glosses. The themes are as varied as the manuscripts. The materials include astrology and divination techniques, poems of renowned M...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
329 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/26/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/1
Title:
Divination I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo I. The manuscript is a copy from the original document written in Mandinka Ajami by Makili Bayo Bilama. It was a gift given in 1980 to Al-hadji Aboubacar Seydi who was living in Dakar. The manuscript deals with divination techniques (including astrological signs) u...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
150 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/26/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/2
Title:
Divination II
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo II. The manuscript was translated in Mandinka Ajami from the original Arabic version. According to the owner, this copy was made from the Mandinka Ajami translation. It deals with divination techniques (including astrological signs and names of important Islamic re...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
27 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/43

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/43
Title:
Mamadou Biaye Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
A collection of documents, which reflect some of the local preoccupations in Mandinka communities of Casamance. They deal with different divination techniques using astrological signs and names of Islamic figures to predict people's future, diagnose their problems, and provide solutions to their...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
167 TIFF images

5. EAP1042/43/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/43/1
Title:
Divination I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo I. The manuscript is a copy from the original document written by Saloum Yaffa. It deals with divination techniques (including astrological signs) used to identify people's problems and to find appropriate solutions. The techniques in the document are also used to ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
57 TIFF images

6. EAP1042/43/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/43/2
Title:
Divination II
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo II. The manuscript is a copy from the original document written by Saloum Yaffa. It deals with divination techniques (including astrological signs) used to identify people's problems and to address their preoccupations, including fame and dealing with enemies. The ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
37 TIFF images

7. EAP1042/58

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/58
Title:
Youssouph Demba Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of four manuscripts. The first two Ajami manuscripts deal with divination techniques, which are very popular among Mandinka scholars. The third is a famous Mandinka Ajami poem, and the fourth is a typed Arabic document dealing with the biography of a prominent Mandinka re...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
139 TIFF images

8. EAP1042/58/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/58/1
Title:
Divination on Paper
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jajimo Ramuloo. The manuscript deals with divination techniques using a sheet of paper. This method of divination is part of Khatt al-Raml in Arabic, which is a very old and popular tradition in Mandinka communities. The divination techniques include utilizing astrological...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
8 TIFF images