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Language Soninke Subject History Level [40] File

1. EAP1042/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/1/1
Title:
Celebrating Prophet Muhammad
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Biniiboo. The manuscript is a long poem that praises Prophet Muhammad. It celebrates his virtues and retraces his life and the history of his family. It highlights how he overcame the numerous challenges he faced as he sought to spread Islam. According to the owner, Fode L...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
354 TIFF images

2. 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

3. EAP1042/38/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38/3
Title:
Dureedubaa
Scope & Content:
The manuscript, called Dureedubaa by its owner, provides a local history of Sufi writings and training. It celebrates scholars who devoted their lives to the quest and expansion of mystical Sufi knowledge. The manuscript is written in Arabic with glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. Custodial h...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
11 TIFF images