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032-003460206 Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Subject Poetry

1. EAP1042/29

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/29
Title:
Ibrahima Kalilou Sagna Manuscript Ccollection
Scope & Content:
A bilingual collection, which contains several manuscripts. This collection includes: recent copies of poems by Arfang Sitokoto Dabo; personal letters; an old panegyric poem with glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajam; and, two parts of the Tafsīr al-Jalālayn with commentaries and glosses in Arabic ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
2143 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/29/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/29/2
Title:
Mandinka Devotional Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Mandinkakaŋ Suukuwo. The manuscript is a copy of a devotional Ajami poem written by Sitookoto Dabo (1857-1971), the most famous Mandinka Ajam poet of Senegambia. The poem praises Prophet Muḥammad and celebrates his achievements. Custodial history: The owner copied the mat...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
18 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/29/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/29/4
Title:
Celebrating Prophet Muhammad
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Biniiboo. The manuscript is an old copy of an Arabic panegyric poem that praises Prophet Muhammad. It contains numerous glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The poem was written by the owner’s grandfather, Ibrahima Baba Dianko. Custodial history: The owner inherited it fr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
114 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/29/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/29/1
Title:
Mandinka Ajami Poems by Sitookoto Dabo
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Sitookoto Daabo la Suukuwoolu. Contains a collection of several recent copies of poems by Arfang Sitookoto Dabo (1857-1971), the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet of Senegambia. The poems reflect Dabo’s curriculum vita (his initial Islamic education and subsequent pursuit of...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
8 TIFF images