Search

Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1042/53 Language Soninke Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. EAP1042/53

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53
Title:
Seckou Barro Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains: classical Arabic poems (including copies of pre-Islamic Arabic poetry) with commentaries and glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami; Mandinka Ajami poetry; Islamic jurisprudence texts dealing with various subjects (including marriage law); Quranic exegesis; and, texts on th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1507 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/53/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/5
Title:
الكواكب الدرية في مدح خير البرية
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Takhmīs al-Kawākib al-Durrīya with Soninke Ajami Glosses. The manuscript is a copy of a Takhmīs poem of Al-Kawākib al-Durrīya Fī Madḥ Khayr a-Barīya also known as Qaṣidat al-Burda (Ode of the Mantle) by al-Busīrī (1211-1294). The author of the Takhmīs poem is Abū 'Abdullāh...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
177 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/53/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/10
Title:
أبو محمد القاسم بن علي بن محمد بن الحريري
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Quranic Exegesis and Arabic Language Text by Al-Ḥarīrī of Basra. Contains two manuscripts. The first one is a Quranic exegesis with comments and glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The second manuscript is a copy of a classical Arabic text dealing with the Arabic language...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
149 TIFF images

4. EAP1042/53/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/11
Title:
Arabic Devotional Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Araabukaŋ Suukuwo. The manuscript is a devotional poem written in Arabic with comments and glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. It was copied from the original by Salihu Drame also known as Kang Drame from the village of Diannah, Sédhiou. He was a student of the owner’s gr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
15 TIFF images

5. EAP1042/53/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/13
Title:
Collection of Three Islamic Texts
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Londi Kitaabu Saba. Contains three manuscripts written in classical Arabic with comments and glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The first manuscript is a copy of a devotional poem authored by Abū Ismā‘īl Husayn. It was copied by Mouhamadou Barro, a son of Kang Barro Dian...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
21 TIFF images

6. EAP1042/53/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/14
Title:
Legal Texts with Glosses
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Sartoolu Minnu Faranfansita. The manuscript is written in Arabic with extensive comments and glosses in Arabic and Soninke. The manuscript deals with various legal subjects, including marriage law. It was copied by Ba Kajali Barro of Fouta-Touba in Guinea Conakry, a son of...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
201 TIFF images

7. EAP1042/53/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/16
Title:
تفسير الجلالين
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Tafsīr al-Jalālayn with Bilingual Glosses. The manuscrript contains the first part the Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, an exegesis of the Quran modeled on the one produced by a teacher and his student who are both named Jalāl: Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī (death date 1459) and his student,...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
417 TIFF images

8. EAP1042/53/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/17
Title:
Pre-Islamic Poetry by Zuhayr bin Abī Sūlmā with Glosses
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a copy of a pre-Islamic Arabic poem by Zuhayr bin Abī Sūlmā, who lived between the 6th and 7th century AD. He is regarded as one of the greatest pre-Islamic Arabic poets. The manuscript includes glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. Custodial history: The owner inherited it fro...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
195 TIFF images

9. EAP1042/53/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/18
Title:
Arabic Devotional Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Araabukaŋ Suukuwo. This manuscript is a copy of an Arabic poem with glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. It was copied by Mouhamadou Barro, a son of Kemo Barro Diang. Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his father. Extent and format of original material: 12 pa...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
12 TIFF images