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41. EAP334/14/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/14/1
Title:
Yeneen mbindum Serigne Mor Kayre (Other works of Serigne Mor Kayre) [between 1903-1907]
Scope & Content:
The material consists of Wolof Ajami poems (Wolofal) of Serigne Mor Kayre (1869-1951). The material is written in black ink. There are also insertions of Arabic words and phrases, including in openings and closings. The collection contains discussions on the qualities of Prophet Muhammad, the qu...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
between 1903-1907
Extent:
1 folder containing 76 TIFF images

42. EAP334/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/15
Title:
Baye Cherif Ndiaye Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of digital copies of Wolofal (Wolof Ajami) materials copied as part of the EAP 334 project. The materials have been digitized from a photocopy of the Wolofal translation of the Arabic biography of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba entitled "Minanul Baaxil Xadiim" written by Serigne Ba...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1927-1993
Extent:
2 electronic folders containing 1624 TIFF images.

43. EAP334/15/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/15/1
Title:
Minanul Baaxil Xadiim buñu Wolofal: Xaaj bu njëkk (Minanul Baaxil Xadiim in Wolofal: Part I) [between 1966-1993]
Scope & Content:
The materials are the first volume of the Murid internal biography of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba translated into Wolof using Ajami. The orginal biography was written by Serigne Bassirou Mbacke (1895-1966), a disciple and a son of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba. Recognizing that many Murid disciples are literate...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
between 1966-1993
Extent:
1 folder containing 816 TIFF images

44. EAP334/15/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/15/2
Title:
Minanul Baaxil Xadiim buñu Wolofal: Ñaareelu Xaaj (Minanul Baaxil Xadiim in Wolofal: Part II) [between 1966-1993]
Scope & Content:
The materials are the second volume of the Murid internal biography of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba translated into Wolof using Ajami. The orginal biography was written by Serigne Bassirou Mbacke (1895-1966), a disciple and a son of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba. Recognizing that many Murid disciples are literat...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
between 1966-1993
Extent:
1 folder containing 808 TIFF images

45. EAP1042/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21
Title:
El-hadji Lamine Bayo Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains manuscripts dealing with different religious and non-religious topics. Some are short and others are long. The issues discussesd in the documents include divination, special prayers and techniques to address specific problems, and panegyric poems praising Prophet Muḥammad...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, French, Fulah, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1026 TIFF images

46. EAP1042/21/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/4
Title:
Resolving Problems
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jumaloo. Contains a collection of several small manuscripts with recipes and remedies to address people’s problems. The social preoccupations that the manuscripts seek to address include: infertility among women, how a man can make himself attractive to a woman he loves, s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
36 TIFF images

47. EAP1042/21/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/7
Title:
Collection of Multilingual Texts I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kanjamaalu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of personal correspondances, notes, and some financial records. Arabic, Mandinka, Wolof, and French are used in the documents. Besides the documents in Mandinka Ajami, there is a letter in French, a document in Wolof Ajami dea...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, French, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
41 TIFF images

48. EAP1042/32

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/32
Title:
Issa Diante Manuscipt Collection
Scope & Content:
Issa Diante’s archives consist of nine collections, including seven bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami collections, one bilingual Arabic-Wolof collection, and one collection of classical Arabic texts. The materials deal with an array of religious and non-religious subjects. The documents reflect th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
325 TIFF images

49. EAP1042/32/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/32/8
Title:
Collection of Bilingual Texts VIII
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu VIII. Contains a bilingual Arabic-Wolof Ajami collection, which highlights the multilingualism and multiliteracy of the owner, Issa Diante. Diante is a Mandinka native speaker, who is fluent in Wolof. He reads and writes classical Arabic as well as Mand...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
43 TIFF images