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Language Mandinka Subject Women Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. EAP1042/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21
Title:
El-hadji Lamine Bayo Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains manuscripts dealing with different religious and non-religious topics. Some are short and others are long. The issues discussesd in the documents include divination, special prayers and techniques to address specific problems, and panegyric poems praising Prophet Muḥammad...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, French, Fulah, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1026 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/21/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/4
Title:
Resolving Problems
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jumaloo. Contains a collection of several small manuscripts with recipes and remedies to address people’s problems. The social preoccupations that the manuscripts seek to address include: infertility among women, how a man can make himself attractive to a woman he loves, s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
36 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/21/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/10
Title:
Collection of MultilingualTexts II
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kanjamaalu Kitaaboolu II. Contains a collection of ephemeral texts written in Arabic, Mandinka, and Fuuta Jalon Fula Ajami. They contain prayers and techniques used to deal with people's preoccupations, including relationships between men and women. The ingredients of the ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Fulah, and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
13 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/27

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/27
Title:
Ibrahima Camara Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains two Mandinka Ajami poems, a bilingal Arabic-Mandinka Ajami sermon, and a list of utensils offered to a newly married woman. Extent and format of original material: 1 file. Additional language information: Mandinka Ajami.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
24 TIFF images

5. EAP1042/27/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/27/1
Title:
Poems, Sermon, and Utensils
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Suukuwoolu, Kawando, aniŋ, Tabirilaŋoolu. Contains a collection of: two short poems, a sermon delivered in 2003 by Imam Ibrahima Camara at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and a list of utensils. The first document is a copy of the popular Mandinka Ajami poem c...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
24 TIFF images

6. EAP1042/32

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/32
Title:
Issa Diante Manuscipt Collection
Scope & Content:
Issa Diante’s archives consist of nine collections, including seven bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami collections, one bilingual Arabic-Wolof collection, and one collection of classical Arabic texts. The materials deal with an array of religious and non-religious subjects. The documents reflect th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
325 TIFF images

7. EAP1042/32/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/32/7
Title:
Collection of Bilingual Texts VII
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu VII. Contains a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami collection of numerous documents, including formulas and receipts for various social preoccupations (including helping women with infertility problems), special prayers for particular preoccupations (inclu...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
51 TIFF images

8. EAP1042/33

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/33
Title:
Kalifa Faty Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains several manuscripts, including a Mandinka Ajami poem dealing with the history of Islam, Arabic and Mandinka language teaching materials, guidelines for Islamic rituals, Mandinka Ajami poetry, and special prayers. Extent and format of original material: 5 files.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
91 TIFF images

9. EAP1042/33/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/33/4
Title:
Guide for Muslims
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Misilmeyaa Keeñaa. The manuscript is a copy of an Arabic text with extensive glosses in Mandinka Ajami by the Mandinka educator, Kang Kalifa Diaby. The document deals with numerous Islamic rituals, including guidelines for the required prayers and purification rituals for ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
17 TIFF images

10. EAP1042/35

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/35
Title:
Karamba Drame Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection includes personal notes and correspondences in Mandinka Ajami between family members and friends. Extent and format of original material: 1 file.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
32 TIFF images