Notes on Allah’s Judgement after Death and listings of various Islamic Holy Months
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22.2cm x 17.1cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Arabic script and Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Fair; Comments: Includes designs such as the Islamic crescent moon and stars
Leaves: 9; Pages: 17; Measurements: 22.2cm x 17.1cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe (ready “Njoya”) inside King Njoya’s seal and a caption of “Lion” in roman script (English language); Condition: Good; Comments:
Leaves: 23; Pages: 44; Measurements: various sizes; Dates ca. 1940s; Script: Akauku mfemfe in pencil and various ink colors; some roman script (Bamum language);Arabic script; typed letter in roman script (French); Condition: Good (although torn on some pages); Comments: Akauku mfemfe syllabary an...
Nji Nsangou Yacouba Collection [early 20th century]
Scope & Content:
Digital images of early-varient Bamum script written on banana leaf, inherited by Nji Nchare Yacouba from his grandfather, Nji Nsangou Yacouba, who was a palace general. The writings on the leaf have been dated by the EAP051 project to the early 20th century.
Leaves: 2; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20cm x 17.5cm (“Rii nyi fà fu”) and 18cm x 17.3cm (“Akauku tùnte”); Dates Early Twentieth century; Script: Bamum; Condition: Very good; Comments: Oral testimonies around the Bamum kingdom confirm the use of banana leaves in thelate nineteenth and early twentieth...
Nji Mbouombouo Osmanou Mantum Collection [c 1948-1970]
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Digital images of a selection of manuscripts located and collected by Nji Mbouombouo Osmanou, a caretaker of the Palais des Rois Bamoun. The manuscripts include records of monetary transactions, especially records of community savings groups, and various writings on medicine and proverbs. The EAP...
List of members of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [mid twentieth century]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 17cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red and blue ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on the cover of a school exercise book, with map of Cameroun and depictionof elephant