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Language Mandinka Subject Islam

131. EAP1042/55/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/55/2
Title:
A Poem by Sitookoto Dabo (Yaa Allah, Yaa Rahman, Yaa Rahim)
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Sitookoto Daabo la Suukuwo. The manuscript is a copy of the original poem written in Mandinka Ajami by Sitookoto Dabo, the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet of Senegambia. The poem combines praises of God for His protection and mercy with prayers for peace, health, long life...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
4 TIFF images

132. EAP1042/55/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/55/3
Title:
The Book Began
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kitaaboo Foloota. This manuscript is a copy of a Mandinka Ajami poem titled Kitaaboo Foloota (English: The Book Began), which alludes to the beginning of the Quran. The poem praises God and Prophet Muḥammad and teaches tawḥīd (English: oneness of God). This poem is popular...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
20 TIFF images

133. EAP1042/55/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/55/6
Title:
Arabic Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Araabukaŋ Suukuwo. The manuscript is a recent copy of an Arabic text. It has extensive glosses in Mandinka Ajami to help local readers understand the content. The document deals with the story of a young man from the Banī Isrā'īl whose parents were debating whether their s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
2000-2017
Extent:
27 TIFF images

134. EAP1042/56

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/56
Title:
Souleymane Marena Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains copies of three poems written in Mandinka Ajami, including two authored by the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet, Sitokoto Dabo, and a photocopy of a popular Mandinka Ajami poem called Kitaaboo Foloota (English: The Book Began). Extent and format of original material: 2 fi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
25 TIFF images

135. EAP1042/56/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/56/1
Title:
Poetry and Sermon in Mandinka Ajami
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Suukuwoo aniŋ Kawandoo. Contains a collection of three poems written in Mandinka Ajami. The first two are copies of the original poems authored by the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet, Sitookoto Dabo. In the first poem, the poet discusses his life, his wishes for his family...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
10 TIFF images

136. EAP1042/56/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/56/2
Title:
Mandinka Ajami Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kitaaboo Foloota (The Book Began). The manuscript is a copy of the Mandinka Ajami religious poem titled Kitaaboo Foloota (English: The Book Began), which alludes to the beginning of the Quran. The poem praises God and Prophet Muḥammad and teaches tawḥid (English: oneness o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
15 TIFF images

137. EAP1042/57

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/57
Title:
Yancouba Seydi Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains two popular Mandinka Ajami texts: a devotional poem, and a divination manual. Custodial history: The current manuscript owner inherited the collection from his father, Cheikh Ahmadou Seydi, who was born in Diatouma where he started his Quranic studies. Afterwards, he mov...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
116 TIFF images

138. EAP1042/57/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/57/1
Title:
The Book Began
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kitaaboo Foloota. The document is a Mandinka Ajami devotional poem titled Kitaaboo Foloota (English: The Book Began), which alludes to the beginning of the Quran. The poem praises God and Prophet Muḥammad and teaches tawḥīd (English: oneness of God). The poem is very popul...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
56 TIFF images

139. EAP1042/57/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/57/2
Title:
Divination
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Ramuloo. The manuscript is a copy of a divination manual in Mandinka Ajami. Divination is popular in Muslim Africa. It is known in Senegambian Mandinka communities as Ramuloo (from Arabic: Khatt al-Raml). Muslim religious leaders regularly offer divination services to peop...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
60 TIFF images

140. EAP1042/58

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/58
Title:
Youssouph Demba Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of four manuscripts. The first two Ajami manuscripts deal with divination techniques, which are very popular among Mandinka scholars. The third is a famous Mandinka Ajami poem, and the fourth is a typed Arabic document dealing with the biography of a prominent Mandinka re...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
139 TIFF images