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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/3/190
Title:: Fawā’id siriyyat wa al-maḥabbat: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: How to be loved by the use of Qur'anic verses and talimanic formulaes associated with salt and minerals. Extent and format of original material: machine- made unwatermarked paper 2 pages 165x215mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscript is in a good condition.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Songhay
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 4 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/3/214
Title:: Fawā’id siriyyat lilmaḥabbat wa al-arzāq: Esoteric
Scope & Content:: How to be loved, have commercial success and an abundance of sperm by the use of Qur'anic verses in combination with roots of plants and magic formulaes. Extent and format of original material: machine- made unwatermarked paper 2 pages 150x205mm. Physical characteristics of original: the manuscri...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bambara and Songhay
Date Range:: Early 20th century
Extent:: 6 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/7/105
Title:: Kitāb fī du‘ā’: Invocation
Scope & Content:: Invocation to receive the help of Allah and resolve certain problems. Extent and format of original material: Unwatermarked paper 8 pages 200x155mm. Physical characteristics of original: The manuscript is in good condition
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Songhay
Date Range:: Mid 20th century
Extent:: 10 digital images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP879/55/39
Title:: Kitāb al-maqāmāt al-ḥarīrī: Philology
Scope & Content:: The manuscript deals with language and techniques of expression. Notes in the margin andbetween the lines in Fulfulde and Sonhrai. Author: Abū Muḥammad al-Qāsim Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Muḥammad Ibn ‘Uthmān al-Ḥarīrī al-Baṣrī. Extent and format of original material: Several types of paper both with and witho...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Fulah, and Songhay
Date Range:: 1857
Extent:: 429 digital images

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