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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) EAP1042/56 Digitised Content Platform Endangered Archives Programme

1. EAP1042/56/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/56/1
Title:
Poetry and Sermon in Mandinka Ajami
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Suukuwoo aniŋ Kawandoo. Contains a collection of three poems written in Mandinka Ajami. The first two are copies of the original poems authored by the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet, Sitookoto Dabo. In the first poem, the poet discusses his life, his wishes for his family...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
10 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/56/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/56/2
Title:
Mandinka Ajami Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kitaaboo Foloota (The Book Began). The manuscript is a copy of the Mandinka Ajami religious 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 o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
15 TIFF images

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