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Language Mandinka Subject Literature Level [40] File

1. EAP1042/9/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9/2
Title:
Diante’s Bilingual Collection I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jante la Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of various manuscripts, written by different hands on a variety of papers. The documents are written in classical Arabic and includeArabic, Soninke, and Mandink Ajami glosses. The materials deal with Islamic subjects (i...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
38 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/9/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9/11
Title:
Celebrating Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kalifa la Mawluudoo. The manuscript is a photocopy of a poem that the owner calls Kalifa la Mawluudoo. It is a hagiographic poem that recounts the story of Prophet Muhammad, beginning before his birth and ending after his death. It is chanted during the celebration of Prop...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
167 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/25/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/25/1
Title:
Multilingual Collection
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu. Contains a rich collection of documents in prose and poetry written in Arabic with glosses in several languages, including Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke Ajami. The manuscripts include: Biniiboo (Mandinka: panegyric poems celebrating Prophet Muhammad); ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
978 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/36/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/36/1
Title:
الشنفرى الأزدي
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Al-Shanfarī al-Azdī. The manuscript is a poem dealing with the story of an outlaw man called Al-Shanfarā al-Azdī who lived in the 6th century during the pre-Islamic era. The man decided to avenge the killing of his father. He lived for awhile in the wilderness to prepare f...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
16 TIFF images

5. EAP1042/36/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/36/2
Title:
بنات سعاد
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Banāt Su‛ād. The manuscript is a copy of an ancient Arabic poem by Ka'b bin Zuhayr, a famous Arab poet who was initially critical of Prophet Muḥammad. His criticisms had put him in grave danger of losing his life. He finally repented and asked for forgiveness from Prophet ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
30 TIFF images

6. EAP1042/42/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/42/1
Title:
Collection of Bilingual Texts
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu. The collection contains several old manuscripts. Most of the manuscripts are written in classical Arabic. They are written in prose and poetry. Some are copies of the original works by important Muslim scholars dealing with religious subjects. Others h...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
103 TIFF images

7. EAP1042/55/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/55/6
Title:
Arabic Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Araabukaŋ Suukuwo. The manuscript is a recent copy of an Arabic text. It has extensive glosses in Mandinka Ajami to help local readers understand the content. The document deals with the story of a young man from the Banī Isrā'īl whose parents were debating whether their s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
2000-2017
Extent:
27 TIFF images