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1. EAP334/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/1
Title:
Fallou Ngom Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection comprises digital copies of one Wolofal (Wolof Ajami) manuscript copied as part of the EAP 334 project. The manuscript has been copied from the original. Based upon the events described in the material, it has been written in the 1980's. Physical characteristics of original mate...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Wolof
Date Range:
1980s
Extent:
1 electronic folder containing 8 TIFF images

2. EAP334/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/1/1
Title:
Leeral yi aajo ci ab ndajewu Murid (Program description of a Murid Meeting)
Scope & Content:
The material is a program description of an international gathering of Murid organizations and disciples written in Wolofal (Wolof Ajami). The document is written in Wolofal because it is the primary means of written communication among Murids. It describes various religious, educational, and cu...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Wolof
Date Range:
1980s
Extent:
1 folder comprised of 8 TIFF images

3. EAP334/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/2
Title:
Serigne Ndiame Diajkhate Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of digital copies of two volumes of Wolofal (Wolof Ajami) manuscripts copied as part of the EAP 334 project. The volumes deal with Sufism, the teachings of Muridiyya, its core values, ethos, belief system, and the sociocultural challenges facing the order in its early day...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1948-1978
Extent:
2 electronic folders containing 570 TIFF images

4. EAP334/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/2/1
Title:
Ma wax fi Amadu Kumba wax ju koy taxa raw (Let me tell Amadu Kumba words that will keep him safe) [1978]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a handwritten copy of the original written by Serigne Mbaye Diakhate. Based on the interview with the owner, the original was written between 1902 and 1954. Red, green, purple, and black ink are used in the manuscripts. The red ink is used to highlight key words. Purple and gre...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1978
Extent:
1 folder comprised of 236 TIFF images

5. EAP334/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/2/2
Title:
Ak darajay kepp ku yeewu yeete (In the name of the enlightened who enlightens) [1948]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a photocopy of the original handwritten by Serigne Mbaye Diakhate. Based upon the interview with the owner, the material was written in 1948 in Khourou Mbacke, Diourbel. Due to the black and white photocopy of the material, the usual red, purple, and green colors of the ink use...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1948
Extent:
1 folder comprised of 334 TIFF images

6. EAP334/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/3
Title:
Amdy Moustapha Seck Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of digital copies of Wolofal (Wolof Ajami) manuscripts copied as part of the EAP 334 project. Some of the manuscripts have been digitized from photocopies of the original handwritten documents and others have been digitized from handwritten photocopies of the original doc...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1930s-1960s
Extent:
1 electronic folder containing 5 folders with 502 TIFF images

7. EAP334/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/3/1
Title:
Ku deglu, dinga degg (If you listen, you will understand)
Scope & Content:
The material is a collection of poems dealing with the history of the building of the Murid Mosque of Touba considered by many Murid scholars to be one of the major tests of the Muridiyya order in its early days. The poems provide the historical contexts of the challenges that the Murid leaders...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1930s-1960s
Extent:
1 folder containing 213 TIFF images

8. EAP334/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/3/2
Title:
Wolofalu Jumaa ji (A poem on the building of the Mosque of Touba)
Scope & Content:
The material deals with the history of the construction of the mosque of Touba. It includes discussions on the planning, the division of labor, challenges, and the role of key Murid figures in the project such as Serigne Mbacke Bousso, Mame Thierno, Cheikh Ibrahima Fall, Serigne Balla Thioro, Am...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1930s-1960s
Extent:
1 folder containing 19 TIFF images

9. EAP334/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/3/3
Title:
Marsiya Serigne Ndame Abdourahmane Lo (Tribute to Serigne Ndame Abdourahmane Lo) [1943]
Scope & Content:
The material is a eulogy dedicated to Serigne Ndame Abdourahmane Lo, an important Murid scholar and educator. The poem traces his biography and highlights his dedication to education during and after Cheikh Amadou Bamba's deportation to Mauritania and his role in the Qur'anic education of Bamba'...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1943
Extent:
1 folder containing 7 TIFF images

10. EAP334/3/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/3/4
Title:
Marsiya Serigne Moussa Ka (Tribute to Serigne Moussa ka) [1965]
Scope & Content:
The material is a tribute to Serigne Mouss Ka, a well-known poet and follower of cheikh Ahmadou Bamba. The poem is written by Serigne Saliou Ka, son of Serigne Moussa Ka, to honour his father's work in disseminating Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba's teachings and Murid ethos to the Wolof masses through Wol...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1965
Extent:
1 folder containing 31 TIFF images