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1. EAP1005/3/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1005/3/4
Title:
Chronicle of Cham kings
Scope & Content:
Chronicle of Cham kings. 90 pages. Cham manuscript; fabric cover; bound as a book with threads; written in Cham ink on handmade paper. Akhar Thrah script, Arabic script. Size: 22cm x 14cm. The condition of the manuscript is fair.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
94 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/1/1
Title:
Celebrating Prophet Muhammad
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Biniiboo. The manuscript is a long poem that praises Prophet Muhammad. It celebrates his virtues and retraces his life and the history of his family. It highlights how he overcame the numerous challenges he faced as he sought to spread Islam. According to the owner, Fode L...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
354 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/4/1
Title:
دالية اليوسي ; ملحت الاعراب
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Dāliyyat al-Yūsī and Mulḥat al-I‘rāb. This collection includes Dāliyyat al-Yūsī, a panegyric poem rhyming with the letter dāl authored by the Moroccan Shadhilī leader al-Yūsī (d. 1691 ), and Mulḥat al-I‘rāb, a poem dealing with Arabic grammar by Abū Muḥammad al-Qāsim ibn ‘...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
164 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/4/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/4/4
Title:
Divination
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Juubeeraŋo. The manuscript deals with divination techniques. The techniques are used by Mandinka marabouts (local religiousl leaders and healers) in order to diagnose the supernatural or natural causes of people’s challenges or ailments, to prescribe appropriate remedies, ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
22 TIFF images

5. EAP1042/13/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/13/11
Title:
Prayers for Success
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Saabuñimmaa Duwaa. Contains a collection of several manuscripts written in classical Arabic. Attributes of God and the names of Muslim scholars, such as Shaykh Abū Ibrāhīm al-Shādhilī, are used in prayers for people who want to succeed in their undertakings. Custodial his...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
22 TIFF images

6. EAP1042/21/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/4
Title:
Resolving Problems
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jumaloo. Contains a collection of several small manuscripts with recipes and remedies to address people’s problems. The social preoccupations that the manuscripts seek to address include: infertility among women, how a man can make himself attractive to a woman he loves, s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
36 TIFF images

7. EAP1042/21/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/6
Title:
Collection of Bilingual Texts I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a rich collection of ephemeral texts. They deal with prayers and techniques used to address people's preoccupations, including health and travel-related issues. The ingredients of the medicinal recipes that are believed to be potent (includi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
109 TIFF images

8. EAP1042/21/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/7
Title:
Collection of Multilingual Texts I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kanjamaalu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of personal correspondances, notes, and some financial records. Arabic, Mandinka, Wolof, and French are used in the documents. Besides the documents in Mandinka Ajami, there is a letter in French, a document in Wolof Ajami dea...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, French, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
41 TIFF images

9. EAP1042/23/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/23/4
Title:
Waymarks of Benefits
Scope & Content:
Title in original script: دلائل الخیرات . Transliterated title: Dalā’il al-Khayrāt. The manuscript is a copy of the Arabic original, written by the Moroccan Sufi leader, Muhammad Sulaiman al-Jazulī (death date 1495). It is a collection of prayers for Prophet Muhammad, which is very popular in ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
123 TIFF images

10. EAP1042/31/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/31/1
Title:
Book of Solutions
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ismoo Kitaaboo. The manuscript is a manual designed to addess many social problems. It contains various numerological figures, prayers, and recipes to address: health-related issues, popularity, chasing away malicious people, protection from witchcraft, enhancing one’s min...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
101 TIFF images