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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1042/53 Language Soninke Subject Poetry

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. EAP1042/53/11

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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