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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Mandinka Subject Poetry

1. EAP1042/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/1
Title:
Abdou Khadre Cisse Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of three sets of manuscripts. The first is a poem that celebrates Prophet Muḥammad’s virtues and retraces his life and the history of his family. The poem is written in Arabic with interlinear and marginal glosses. A few glosses are vocalized and are written in Soninke Aj...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
502 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/3
Title:
Abdou Khadre Souane Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of several short poems in Mandinka Ajami. Extent and format of original material: 1 file.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
13 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/3/1
Title:
Collection of Mandinka Ajami Poems
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Mandinkakaŋ Suukuwoolu. Contains a collection of several short poems. One poem discusses the rituals to perform when settling in a new place or house and also gives tribute to a deceased friend. In another poem, Seydi Souane (the father of the owner of the documents) expre...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
13 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/4
Title:
Abdou Karim Thiam Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of six sets of manuscripts. The first is a poem recounting the feats of Muḥammad and celebrates his role in the expansion of Islam. The poem is written in Arabic with interlinear and marginal glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The second manuscript consists of prayers i...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
490 TIFF images

5. EAP1042/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/6
Title:
Aladji Alpousseyni Drame Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains three small copies of Mandinka Ajami manuscripts. The first is a poem translated from Soninke to Mandinka Ajami; the second is a copy from the work of the renowned scholar, Kang Kalifa Diaby; and the last manuscript deals with the founding of the earliest mosques in the P...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
14 TIFF images

6. EAP1042/6/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/6/1
Title:
Poems, Mosques, and Imams of Pakao
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Suukuwoo, Jaamiŋoolu aniŋ Pakaawu Imaamoolu. The collection contains three small copies of Mandinka Ajami manuscripts. The first is a poem praising God that was originally written in Soninke and translated in Mandinka Ajami by the current owner in the 1960s, when he was pu...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
14 TIFF images

7. EAP1042/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/7
Title:
Aliou Ndiaye Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection consists of two documents. The first document is an Arabic poem celebrating prominent Mandinka religious scholars of the region of Bijini in Guinea Bissau. The second is a poem and prayer in Mandinka Ajami. Extent and format of original material: 1 file. Additional script infor...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
16 TIFF images

8. EAP1042/7/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/7/1
Title:
Tribute to Bijini Scholars and Prayers
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Bijini Alfaalu Kidimando aniŋ Duwaalu. There two small manuscripts in this collection. The first is an Arabic poem copied from the original by El-hadji Kemo Ndiaye. The poem celebrates famous Mandinka scholars of Bijini in Guinea Bissau, especially those from the Ndiaye fa...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
16 TIFF images

9. EAP1042/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/8
Title:
Almamo Dabo Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of one devotional poem in Mandinka Ajami. Extent and format of original material: 1 file.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
3 TIFF images

10. EAP1042/8/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/8/1
Title:
Mandinka Ajami Devotional Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Mandinkakaŋ Suukuwo. The short Mandinka Ajami manuscript is a devotional poem that celebrates Prophet Muḥammad, his companions, and the Abrahamic prophets. It also tells the fall from grace of Iblīs (Satan). The author was inspired by the work of the famous Mandinka schola...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
3 TIFF images