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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Pulaar Islamic Texts: Six Archives of the Taal Families in Senegal and Mali Place Boghe, Mauritania

1. EAP1245/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1
Title:
Mountaga Ba
Scope & Content:
Mountaga Ba is the current custodian of the manuscripts recorded in his name and collected from the town of Pate Galo (northern Senegal). Ba’s family holding includes 56 small unbound book manuscripts and paper stacks. The material was mainly authored by the custodian’s father, Muhammad al-Ghāli...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Pulaar
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
2042 TIFF images

2. EAP1245/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/7
Title:
أضواء على حياة سيد نور تال
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a biography of Senegalese Sufi leader Seydu Nuuru Taal. The author traces Taal's genealogy as one of Umar Taal's prominent grandsons. It narrates detaiuls about his birth, training, and his political role in colonial Senegal. The author began the book in 1981 and completed it o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1981-1984
Extent:
66 TIFF images

3. EAP1245/1/24

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/24
Title:
إل حاج مؤاج المردي
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a set of biographies detailing the lives of famous Islamic guides in the Futa Toro region. The first section covers the biography of Al Hajj Mu'aj of the village of Marda, in northern Senegal. The second section outlines the life achievements Ibn Ibādī. The texts outline infor...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19 Jan 1978
Extent:
57 TIFF images

4. EAP1245/1/25

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/25
Title:
التاريح الحج موكتار صاكو
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a biography of Ahmad Mukhtar Sāku of Boghe, in Mauritania. It is one of a series of biographies that the author has written about Islamic leaders in West Africa. Ce manuscrit est une biographie d'Ahmad Mukhtar Sāku de Boghe, en Mauritanie. Elle fait partie d'une série de biog...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
15 May 1976
Extent:
16 TIFF images

5. EAP1245/1/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/26
Title:
طاريكه جارنو الئنجاي با
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a biography of Ceerno Ndiaye Ba Bababe, in Mauritania. It is one of a series of biographies that the author has written about Islamic leaders in West Africa. Ce manuscrit est une biographie de Ceerno Ndiaye Ba Bababe, en Mauritanie. Elle fait partie d'une série de biographies...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
24 Apr 1978
Extent:
25 TIFF images

6. EAP1245/1/38

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/38
Title:
ماجمؤاتون مينال قاسأيد
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains several poems composed by Muhammad al-Ghāli Ba. It is an expanded version of an earlier collection by the author. Ce manuscrit contient plusieurs poèmes composés par Muhammad al-Ghāli Ba. Il s'agit d'une version augmentée d'une collection antérieure de l'auteur. Extent...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1970s
Extent:
26 TIFF images

7. EAP1245/1/39

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/39
Title:
إلمستاغيتو يونادي
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a collection of poetry composed by Muhammad al-Ghāli. Ce manuscrit est un recueil de poésie composé par Muhammad al-Ghāli. Extent: 1 manuscript containing 38 pages. Author(s)/Creator(s): Muhammad al-Ghāli Ba. Scribe(s): Muhammad al-Ghāli Ba. Related countries: Mauritania....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1970s
Extent:
25 TIFF images

8. EAP1245/1/41

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1245/1/41
Title:
التاريح الجامع
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains several reports about the travels of Islamic guide Mountaga Tāl in the Fūta region. It names the villages visited and enumerates Tāl's deeds during his visits in every locality in Fūta. Ce manuscrit contient plusieurs rapports sur les voyages du guide islamique Mountaga...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
22 Jul 1986
Extent:
70 TIFF images