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1. EAP913/1/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP913/1/13
Title:
حديث النساء
Scope & Content:
This work contains various sayings of the Prophet Muhammad that specifically concern women. Page size (cm) (width and height): 17 x 22; Text box size (cm): 14.5 x 18.5; Lines per page: 16. Condition: staining and tearing on edges; no text loss Brown ink with red highlights; catchwords; vocali...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
9 TIFF images

2. EAP913/1/36

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP913/1/36
Title:
قصيدة في مدح السعيدة فاطمة
Scope & Content:
A poetical work in praise of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter, Fatimah. Page size (cm) (width and height): 9 x 11.5; Text box size (cm): 6.5 x 9.5; Lines per page: 9. Condition: good condition; minor fading and smudging Red and black ink; some pages with double-lined red border or brown border...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
2nd half of the 19th century
Extent:
9 TIFF images

3. EAP1005/13/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1005/13/9
Title:
Mantras for the dead
Scope & Content:
Mantras used in rituals for those who die outside their villages or die of accidents, for women who die in childbirth. 46 pages. Cham manuscript, cover using handmade paper; bound as a book with threads; written in Cham ink on cement paper; Akhar Thrah script, Arabic script. Size: 25.5cm x 18....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
50 TIFF images

4. EAP1005/13/28

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1005/13/28
Title:
Horoscopes, Cham calendar
Scope & Content:
The manuscript includes tables showing the age of men and women; how to make a Cham calendar and how to calculate the calendar on the palm. 4 pages. Cham manuscript; written in Cham ink on cement paper; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 48.5cm x 32.3cm. The condition of the manuscript is deteriorating.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
4 TIFF images

5. EAP1005/14/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1005/14/3
Title:
Horoscopes, charms for healing
Scope & Content:
The content of the manuscript consists of two parts. The first part is on horoscopes for men and women. The second part is on the magics used by shamans for healing. 28 pages. Cham manuscript, covers using cement paper; bound as a book with threads; written in Cham ink and Chinese ink on cemen...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
28 TIFF images

6. EAP1005/14/32

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1005/14/32
Title:
Rituals for funeral, cleanning houses, weddings
Scope & Content:
The manuscript mentions many rituals and ceremonies of Cham Awal community such as house purification ceremony, ceremonies related to pregnant women, Cham Bani funerals, weddings. 36 pages. Cham manuscript, no back cover; bound as a book with threads; written by Chinese ink on cement paper; Ak...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
38 TIFF images

7. EAP1005/14/35

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1005/14/35
Title:
Rituals for house purificaiton, pregnant women, funerals, weddings
Scope & Content:
The manuscript mentions rituals and ceremonies of Cham Awal community such as house purification ceremony, ceremonies related to pregnant women, Bani funerals, weddings. 80 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; no covers; written by pencil, Cham ink and blue marker ink on Chinese paper; Akh...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
80 TIFF images

8. EAP1005/15/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1005/15/6
Title:
Cham calendar, Kareh ritual
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is divided into two parts. The first part includes tables and methods for the calculation of Cham calendar. The second part includes instructions for the Kareh ritual (the ritual for the Cham girls). 76 pages. Cham manuscript, fabric cover; bound as a book with threads; written ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
80 TIFF images

9. 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

10. EAP1042/21/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/10
Title:
Collection of MultilingualTexts II
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kanjamaalu Kitaaboolu II. Contains a collection of ephemeral texts written in Arabic, Mandinka, and Fuuta Jalon Fula Ajami. They contain prayers and techniques used to deal with people's preoccupations, including relationships between men and women. The ingredients of the ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Fulah, and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
13 TIFF images