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Language Mandinka Level [32] Fonds

51. EAP1042/55

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/55
Title:
Souleymane Bayo Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection contains seven manuscripts. The first one is a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami text with extensive glosses in Mandinka Ajami which deals with the importance of seeking knowledge. The second document is a copy of a Mandinka Ajami poem by Sitookoto Dabo, the most famous Mandinka Aj...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
104 TIFF images

52. EAP1042/56

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/56
Title:
Souleymane Marena Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains copies of three poems written in Mandinka Ajami, including two authored by the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet, Sitokoto Dabo, and a photocopy of a popular Mandinka Ajami poem called Kitaaboo Foloota (English: The Book Began). Extent and format of original material: 2 fi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
25 TIFF images

53. EAP1042/57

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/57
Title:
Yancouba Seydi Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains two popular Mandinka Ajami texts: a devotional poem, and a divination manual. Custodial history: The current manuscript owner inherited the collection from his father, Cheikh Ahmadou Seydi, who was born in Diatouma where he started his Quranic studies. Afterwards, he mov...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
116 TIFF images

54. EAP1042/58

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/58
Title:
Youssouph Demba Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of four manuscripts. The first two Ajami manuscripts deal with divination techniques, which are very popular among Mandinka scholars. The third is a famous Mandinka Ajami poem, and the fourth is a typed Arabic document dealing with the biography of a prominent Mandinka re...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
139 TIFF images