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11. 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

12. EAP1042/21/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/6
Title:
Collection of Bilingual Texts I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a rich collection of ephemeral texts. They deal with prayers and techniques used to address people's preoccupations, including health and travel-related issues. The ingredients of the medicinal recipes that are believed to be potent (includi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
109 TIFF images

13. 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

14. EAP1042/28

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/28
Title:
Ibrahima Diebate Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains several texts written in classical Arabic with glosses in Arabic, Soninke, and Mandinka, and documents written in Mandinka Ajami. Extent and format of original material: 1 file. Additional language information: Mandinka Ajami.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
36 TIFF images

15. EAP1042/28/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/28/1
Title:
Collection of Bilingual Texts
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu. The first manuscript in this collection is a copy of an Arabic devotional poem called Marmūz al-Tantaranī written by Aḥmad bin Abū Bakr, with glosses in Arabic and Mandinka. The poem was copied by Sidiya Toure, the uncle of the manuscript owner’s fathe...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
36 TIFF images

16. 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

17. EAP1042/33/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/33/1
Title:
Mandinka Devotional Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Mandinkakaŋ Suukuwo. The manuscript is written by the famous Mandinka religious scholar, poet, and educator, Kang Kalifa Diaby. Kang Kalifa translated many important texts from Arabic and Soninke Ajami (Sarakhole) into Mandinka. He has greatly contributed to the expansion ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
50 TIFF images

18. EAP1042/38

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38
Title:
Lamine Cisse (Ziguinchor) Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains a variety of manuscripts. Most are written in classical Arabic. Some have glosses in Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke. The manuscripts deal with both religious and non-religious subjects. Extent and format of original material: 19 files.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1155 TIFF images

19. EAP1042/40

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/40
Title:
Lamine Diabang Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains a Mandinka Ajami manuscript, which deals with the history of the Mandinka communities of Kaabu in Guinea Bissau and those in the Kombo region of The Gambia. 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:
65 TIFF images

20. EAP1042/40/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/40/1
Title:
Kombo and Kaabu History
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kombo Niŋ Kaabu Tariikoo. The manuscript provides the origin of the different Mandinka family names and the migrations of the Mandinka people of Kaabu in Guinea Bissau to southwestern Gambia, which resulted in the Kombo Mandinka communities. The document also deals with in...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
65 TIFF images