Letter to Nji MAMA from NJOYA Ibrahimu and Moses regarding building a house and alsodiscussing a trial [13 Aug 1930]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 31cm x 22cm; Dates 13 August 1930; Script: Akauku Mfemfe with some slight roman script and Arabic script; Condition: Excellent; Comments:
Letter in Arabic to Nji Mama from Amidou regarding Aicha’s disease; Nji Mama adds his notes inthe Bamum script [22-23 December 1949]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20.9cm x 16.2cm; Dates stamped date (difficult to explain) of 22 and 23 December 1949 (perhaps added later?); Script: Arabic script with traditional indigo ink and Akauku Mfemfe notes in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments:
Notes on the prevailing method for reading the Qur'an along with the names for the days of theweek
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 10cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script; Condition: Fair; Comments: The Bamoun Script and Archive Project team will re-evaluate this document in the future to confirm that it is fromthe Palace collection.
Note on the Creation of Protective Amulets, recommending that they be worn under the clothes, with one in front and the other behind
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 37.7cm x 13.7cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in blue ink and Arabic script in red ink; Condition: Poor; Comments: Written on the back of a drawing book
What belongs to mankind is vanity, what belongs to God is everlasting” in Arabic script with an exact transliteration (not translation) in Akauku Mfemfe script.
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 11cm x 9.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic; Condition: Good; Comments: The translation of the Arabic made by the Bamoun Scripts and Archive Project team. Note that the Bamum script here represents a transliteration of the Bamum, not a translat...
Prayer in Arabic meant to be recited which, according to Nji Mama’s appended note, this should be done 1111 times in order to make a young divorced bride return home
Medicinal notes in Arabic script which transcribes the Bamum language; on reverse are notes in Bamum script, a small note in roman script, and a stamp (from Nigeria?)
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 12.8cm x 10cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe, Arabic script (transcribing Arabic and Bamum), and roman script; Condition: Poor; Comments: