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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) EAP1042/32 Subject Rites and Ceremonies

1. EAP1042/32/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/32/6
Title:
Collection of Bilingual Texts VI
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu VI. Contains a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami collection of numerous documents, including how to wash the bodies of deceased people following Islamic rituals, prayers and sermons, personal notes and contacts, divination techniques, and recipes and inst...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
29 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/32/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/32/8
Title:
Collection of Bilingual Texts VIII
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu VIII. Contains a bilingual Arabic-Wolof Ajami collection, which highlights the multilingualism and multiliteracy of the owner, Issa Diante. Diante is a Mandinka native speaker, who is fluent in Wolof. He reads and writes classical Arabic as well as Mand...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
43 TIFF images

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