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21. EAP1042/41

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/41
Title:
Malang Diafoune Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
Contains numerous bilingual documents dealing with a variety of religious and non-religious subjects. These include a brief history of the Mandinka town of Pakaawu, the first mosques in the area, a document dealing with interpretations of dreams, and various recipes designed to address people’s ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
105 TIFF images

22. EAP1042/41/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/41/1
Title:
Pakaawu History
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Pakaawu Taariko. The manuscript is a copy from the original document written in Mandinka Ajami. It deals with the history of the Mandinka heartland of Pakaawu. It discusses the founding of the villages that constitute the town of Pakaawu, the construction of the first mosq...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
4 TIFF images

23. EAP1042/51

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/51
Title:
Sadioba Drame Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a recent copy of the original written in Mandinka Ajami, and transmitted down to five generations in the owner’s family. Extent and format of original material: 1 file.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
6 TIFF images

24. EAP1042/51/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/51/1
Title:
History of Darsilami-Pakao
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Darsilami-Pakaawu la Taarixoo. The Mandinka Ajami manuscript in this collection deals with the founding of the present-day town of Darsilami-Pakao, and provides the names of successive village chiefs and Imams. The manuscript talks about how Karim Issiyaka Drame founded th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
6 TIFF images

25. EAP1042/54

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/54
Title:
Seckou Dabo Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains a variety of small manuscripts written in Arabic and Mandinka Ajami, dealing with religious and non-religious subjects, including the history of Pakao and its founding leaders. Extent and format of original material: 2 files.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
59 TIFF images

26. EAP1042/54/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/54/1
Title:
Collection of Bilingual Texts I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of six small documents written in Arabic and Mandinka Ajami. Included is a biography of Prophet Muḥammad and devotional poems that trace and celebrate his origin and achievements. The other documents, which are mostly written in...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
16 TIFF images