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Language Mandinka Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

71. EAP1042/23/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/23/5
Title:
Chiefs of Mankonomba and Personal Notes
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Mankonombaa Alkaaloolu aniŋ Fansuŋ Kayitoolu. Contains two small sets of documents written in Mandinka Ajami. The first set provides the list of people who served as village chiefs since the founding of the town of Mankonomba. The second set consists of personal correspond...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
8 TIFF images

72. EAP1042/24

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/24
Title:
Fakeba Toure Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of one Arabic poem with extensive glosses in Mandinka Ajami. Extent and format of original material: 1 file. Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
83 TIFF images

73. EAP1042/24/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/24/1
Title:
A Poem by al-Yūsī with Extensive Mandinka Ajami Glosses
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a copy of an Arabic poem by the Moroccan Sufi poet, Abū Alī al-Ḥasan ibn Mas‘ūd al-Yūsī (1631-1691). It has extensive didactic glosses in Mandinka Ajami. It was copied from the original by Mouhamadou Amine Toure, the grandfather of the current owner who also added the Mandinka ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
83 TIFF images

74. EAP1042/25

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/25
Title:
Ibrahima Badio Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains manuscripts in prose and poetry written in Arabic with glosses in Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke. The themes discussed in the documents include the virtues of Prophet Muḥammad, various prayers, and Islamic rituals and traditions. Extent and format of original material: 2 ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1082 TIFF images

75. 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

76. EAP1042/25/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/25/2
Title:
Prayers for Prosperity
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Naafulu Soto Duwaa. The manuscript is a prayer for prosperity, good luck, and good health used among Mandinka Qadīriyya Sufi disciples of Casamance, who follow the tradition of Mukhtār al-Kuntī. It is written in classical Arabic with a few glosses in Mandinka and Soninke A...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
104 TIFF images

77. EAP1042/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26
Title:
Ibrahima Bayo Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains over 14 manuscripts of different lengths. They include Mandinka Ajami manuscripts and bilingual texts written in Arabic with Mandinka Ajami glosses. The themes are as varied as the manuscripts. The materials include astrology and divination techniques, poems of renowned M...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
329 TIFF images

78. EAP1042/26/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/1
Title:
Divination I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo I. The manuscript is a copy from the original document written in Mandinka Ajami by Makili Bayo Bilama. It was a gift given in 1980 to Al-hadji Aboubacar Seydi who was living in Dakar. The manuscript deals with divination techniques (including astrological signs) u...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
150 TIFF images

79. EAP1042/26/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/2
Title:
Divination II
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo II. The manuscript was translated in Mandinka Ajami from the original Arabic version. According to the owner, this copy was made from the Mandinka Ajami translation. It deals with divination techniques (including astrological signs and names of important Islamic re...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
27 TIFF images

80. EAP1042/26/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/26/3
Title:
A Poem by Kang Kalifa Diaby
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kaŋ Kalifa Jaabi la Suukuwo. The manuscript is a copy of a poem written by the renowned Mandinka scholar, Kang Kalifa Diaby. The poem is dedicated to the Tunisian scholar, Ibn Zayd al-Qayrawānī, who lived in the 4th century (AH). The manuscript is written in Arabic with ex...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
20 TIFF images