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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Soninke Digitised Content Yes (available)

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. EAP1042/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/1/1
Title:
Celebrating Prophet Muhammad
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Biniiboo. The manuscript is a long poem that praises Prophet Muhammad. It celebrates his virtues and retraces his life and the history of his family. It highlights how he overcame the numerous challenges he faced as he sought to spread Islam. According to the owner, Fode L...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
354 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/2
Title:
Abdoul Khadre Solly Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains two manuscripts: a copy of Maqāmat Al-Harīrī with extensive glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami, and a recent Arabic document dealing with the foundation of Bounkiling and the Quranic schools in the area. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Additional langu...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-Late 20th century
Extent:
817 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/2/1
Title:
مقامات الحريري
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Maqāmāt Al-Ḥarīrī with Extensive Glosses. The manuscript is a copy of Maqāmāt Al-Ḥarīrī, with extensive glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The book is widely known among Arab and Muslim scholars. It was written by Abū Muḥammad al-Qāsim ibn ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali al-Ḥ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
805 TIFF images

5. 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

6. EAP1042/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/4/1
Title:
دالية اليوسي ; ملحت الاعراب
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Dāliyyat al-Yūsī and Mulḥat al-I‘rāb. This collection includes Dāliyyat al-Yūsī, a panegyric poem rhyming with the letter dāl authored by the Moroccan Shadhilī leader al-Yūsī (d. 1691 ), and Mulḥat al-I‘rāb, a poem dealing with Arabic grammar by Abū Muḥammad al-Qāsim ibn ‘...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
164 TIFF images

7. EAP1042/4/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/4/6
Title:
Guide for Muslims
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Misilmeyaa Keeñaa. The manuscript includes two poems praising Prophet Muḥammad in Arabic, with interlinear and marginal glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The poems recount the different phases of Muḥammad’s life, how he overcame the challenges he faced, and his achievem...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
184 TIFF images

8. EAP1042/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9
Title:
Alphousseyni Diante Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
Diante's collection is rich with endangered bilingual manuscripts written in prose and poetry. The manuscripts deal with a variety of subjects. They are written in classical Arabic with glosses in Soninke and Mandinka Ajami. Extent and format of original material: 11 files. Additional language...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Fulah, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1025 TIFF images

9. EAP1042/9/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9/1
Title:
The Quran with Glosses
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Alkuraan Fasaroo. An old copy of the Quran, which has numerous glosses in Arabic and Soninke. It was written during the time when Soninke was the language of many Islamic scholars and educators in Casamance. Mandinka scholars, who were students of the Soninke, later develo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
389 TIFF images

10. EAP1042/9/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9/2
Title:
Diante’s Bilingual Collection I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jante la Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of various manuscripts, written by different hands on a variety of papers. The documents are written in classical Arabic and includeArabic, Soninke, and Mandink Ajami glosses. The materials deal with Islamic subjects (i...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
38 TIFF images