Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Archive Reference (shelfmark): EAP1042/47 / Subject: Law and legal affairs - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1042/47 Subject Law and legal affairs

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/47
Title:: Moustapha Cisse Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:: The collection consists of seven manuscripts. Some manuscripts are written in Mandinka Ajami, while others are bilingual (Arabic and Mandinka). The manuscripts deal with divination, means of identifying and addressing people's concerns using names of God, Prophets, and other supernatural beings,...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 386 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/47/6
Title:: Solutions to Problems III
Scope & Content:: Transliterated title: Koleyaalu Jaaraŋo III. Contains several ephemeral documents dealing with different subjects. These subjects include protection from Satan, increasing one’s chances of becoming wealthy, ending a dispute, happily resolving legal cases, and silencing one’s opponents. The docu...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 53 TIFF images

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