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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1042/26 Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

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. EAP1042/26/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/3
Title:
A Poem by Kang Kalifa Diaby
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kaŋ Kalifa Jaabi la Suukuwo. The manuscript is a copy of a poem written by the renowned Mandinka scholar, Kang Kalifa Diaby. The poem is dedicated to the Tunisian scholar, Ibn Zayd al-Qayrawānī, who lived in the 4th century (AH). The manuscript is written in Arabic with ex...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
20 TIFF images

5. EAP1042/26/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/4
Title:
A Poem by Sitookoto Dabo (Arfang Bajinka
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Sitookoto Daabo la Suukuwo. The document is a copy of a Mandinka Ajami poem written by the famous Mandinka poet, Aboubacar Dabo, who is popularly known as Sitookoto Dabo. The poem deals with Islamic inheritance rules, explains the notion of inheritance (Mandinka: Keetaala)...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
10 TIFF images

6. EAP1042/26/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/5
Title:
A Poem by Sitookoto Dabo (Yaa Allah, Yaa Rahman, Yaa Rahim)
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Sitookoto Daabo la Suukuwo. The manuscript is a copy of the original written in Mandinka Ajami by Sitookoto Dabo, one of the most famous Mandinka Ajami poets of Senegambia. The poem combines praises of God for His protection and mercy with prayers for peace, health, long l...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
8 TIFF images

7. EAP1042/26/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/6
Title:
Kukoi's Failed Coup
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kuukoy la Maasibo. The manuscript is a copy of the original Mandinka Ajami poem written by El-hadji Seckou Toure from Jarra in The Gambia. The poem deals with the dangerous atmosphere that prevailed in The Gambia during Kukoi Samba Sanyang's failed coup attempt in 1981. As...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
4 TIFF images

8. EAP1042/26/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/7
Title:
Arabic Grammar Lessons by Kang Kalifa Diaby
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kaŋ Kalifa Jaabi la Araabukaŋ Kuloolu Karandiro. The document is a copy from the original written by the famous Mandinka scholar and teacher, Kang Kalifa Diaby. The document is designed to teach Arabic grammar to Mandinka learners. The document is bilingual. Mandinka Ajami...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
4 TIFF images

9. EAP1042/26/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/8
Title:
The Book Began
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kitaaboo Foloota. The manuscript is a Mandinka Ajami poem titled Kitaaboo Foloota (English: The Book Began), which alludes to the beginning of the Quran. The poem praises God and Prophet Muḥammad and teaches tawḥid (English: oneness of God). The poem is very popular among ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
16 TIFF images

10. EAP1042/26/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/9
Title:
Teaching Islamic Creed
Scope & Content:
Title in original script: عقيدة . Transliterated title: Aqīda. The manuscript is a copy from the original Arabic document with glosses in Mandinka Ajami made by Ablaye Bayo in 1983. The document is for students at the elementary level in the Mandinka Islamic curriculum. Custodial history: The...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
21 TIFF images