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1. EAP1042/34

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/34
Title:
Kalilou Drame Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection includes: Mandinka Ajami poems urging people to emulate the virtues of Prophet Muḥammad and those of Mandinka scholars; and bilingual texts used for special prayers. Extent and format of original material: 2 files. Additional language information: Mandinka Ajami.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
46 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/34/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/34/2
Title:
Special Prayers
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Duwaaraŋ Kummaayariŋo. Contains a collection of two manuscripts. The first is a special prayer that combines Arabic litanies with Mandinka incantation language. The text is used for protection from real or imagined evil, invisibility, good luck, and other local preoccupati...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
39 TIFF images