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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Subject Islam Place Conakry, Guinea

1. EAP1042/36

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/36
Title:
Kelountang Thiam Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of four manuscripts. The first one is by Al-Shanfarā al-Azdī, and deals with the story of an outlaw man in the pre-Islamic era seeking revenge. The second text is a classical Arabic poem called Banāt Su'ād by Ka'ab bin Zuhayr, who who was initially one of the fiercest cri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
602 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/53

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53
Title:
Seckou Barro Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains: classical Arabic poems (including copies of pre-Islamic Arabic poetry) with commentaries and glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami; Mandinka Ajami poetry; Islamic jurisprudence texts dealing with various subjects (including marriage law); Quranic exegesis; and, texts on th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1507 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/53/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/10
Title:
أبو محمد القاسم بن علي بن محمد بن الحريري
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Quranic Exegesis and Arabic Language Text by Al-Ḥarīrī of Basra. Contains two manuscripts. The first one is a Quranic exegesis with comments and glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The second manuscript is a copy of a classical Arabic text dealing with the Arabic language...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
149 TIFF images