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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) EAP1042/21 Subject Royalty and Rulers

1. EAP1042/21/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/1
Title:
Divination
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo. The manuscript is a copy of a divination manual in Mandinka Ajami. Divination is popular in Muslim Africa. It is known in Mandinka communities as Ramuloo (from Arabic: Khatt al-Raml). Muslim religious leaders regularly offer divination services to people (Muslims ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
160 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/21/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/4
Title:
Resolving Problems
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jumaloo. Contains a collection of several small manuscripts with recipes and remedies to address people’s problems. The social preoccupations that the manuscripts seek to address include: infertility among women, how a man can make himself attractive to a woman he loves, s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
36 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/21/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/6
Title:
Collection of Bilingual Texts I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a rich collection of ephemeral texts. They deal with prayers and techniques used to address people's preoccupations, including health and travel-related issues. The ingredients of the medicinal recipes that are believed to be potent (includi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
109 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/21/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/7
Title:
Collection of Multilingual Texts I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kanjamaalu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of personal correspondances, notes, and some financial records. Arabic, Mandinka, Wolof, and French are used in the documents. Besides the documents in Mandinka Ajami, there is a letter in French, a document in Wolof Ajami dea...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, French, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
41 TIFF images

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