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Language Mandinka Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

161. EAP1042/47/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/47/3
Title:
Divination II
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo. The manuscript is a copy. It deals with divination techniques, which include interpretations of sixteen signs to identify people’s problems and provide appropriate solutions. Each of the sixteen signs corresponds to a name of an Abrahaamic prophet. The manuscript ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
117 TIFF images

162. EAP1042/47/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/47/4
Title:
Solutions to Problems II
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Koleyaalu Jaaraŋo II. The manuscript is a copy of a synthesis of divination and diagnosis techniques used to identify the roots of people's concerns and ways to address them. According to the owner, the original which was written in the 19th century is lost. Section headin...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
19 TIFF images

163. EAP1042/47/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/47/5
Title:
Book of Purification
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Seneyandiraŋ Kitaaboo. The document is inspired by an original Arabic text by Muḥammad al-Sanūsī dealing with Islamic rituals, including ways to cleanse oneself after intercourse and ablutions. The original Arabic document was translated in Mandinka to allow Ajami users to...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
16 TIFF images

164. EAP1042/47/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/47/6
Title:
Solutions to Problems III
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Koleyaalu Jaaraŋo III. Contains several ephemeral documents dealing with different subjects. These subjects include protection from Satan, increasing one’s chances of becoming wealthy, ending a dispute, happily resolving legal cases, and silencing one’s opponents. The docu...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
53 TIFF images

165. EAP1042/47/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/47/7
Title:
Divination III
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo III. Contains two manuscripts that deal with divination. The first is in Mandinka and the second in Arabic. Both manuscripts deal with divination techniques, which include interpretations of sixteen signs to identify people’s problems and to provide appropriate sol...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
37 TIFF images

166. EAP1042/47/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/47/8
Title:
My Friend, Listen!
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Teeroo I Tuloo Loo. The manuscript includes two poems. The first is written in Mandinka Ajami and deals with religious ethics. The second one, which is written in Arabic, is incomplete. It praises God and urges the faithful to prepare for their life in the hereafter by liv...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
12 TIFF images

167. EAP1042/48

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/48
Title:
Cheikh Moustapha Solly Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection includes an old copy of Banāt Su‛ād, with glosses in Arabic and Ajami. Extent and format of original material: 1 file. Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami, Soninke Ajami.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
95 TIFF images

168. EAP1042/48/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/48/1
Title:
بنات سعاد
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Old Copy of Banāt Su‛ād with Glosses. The manuscript is a copy of an ancient Arabic poem by Ka'b bin Zuhair, a famous Arab poet, who initially was one of the fiercest critics of Prophet Muḥammad. His criticisms had put him in grave danger of losing his life. He finally rep...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
95 TIFF images

169. EAP1042/49

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/49
Title:
Nouha Masse Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection includes over fifty letters written in Mandinka Ajami. Extent and format of original material: 1 file. Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
111 TIFF images

170. EAP1042/49/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/49/1
Title:
Collection of Letters in Mandinka Ajami
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Mandinkakaŋ Leetaroolu. The letters in this collection were mostly written by the owner’s brothers and nephews who were living in Europe to keep him updated on their lives and preoccupations. Most of the letters were written during a time when telephones were not readily a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
111 TIFF images