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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/175
Title:: Prayer to be made by Tijani Muslims concerning Blessing the Messenger
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16.7cm x 13cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe script in purple ink and pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: While the script is entirely Akauku Mfemfe, it transcribes both Arabic language and the Bamum language; the Bamum are Tijani Muslims
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/176
Title:: Muslim invocation for protection against evil in Arabic script with notes in Bamum script
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2 (second page crossed out); Measurements: 8.7cm x 7cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Arabic script in black ink (invocation) with notes in Akauku Mfemfe script in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/177
Title:: Medicinal remedy and instructions to heal smallpox, eye infections, and back pain via Arabic recitation and explanations in Bamum script
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 12cm x 9cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Arabic script in black ink and Akauku Mfemfe script in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/178
Title:: Document with Four Cures: 1. instruction for healing conjunctivitis (of the eye); 2. remedy against bad odors; 3. remedy against skin infection; 4. explanation of burning excrement when toilet is filled
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 15cm x 10cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Fair (page torn); Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/179
Title:: Various issues, including: 1. remedy against vaginal infection; 2. remedy against poison; 3. remedy against infertility; 4. recommendation on how to receive these remedies – who must be paid and how much, and 5. a far [20 May 1938]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 4 (folded, with one page blank); Measurements: 13.3cm x 10.3cm; Dates 20 May 1938 (only the entry for the land contract has a date, which includes also the place, Koupare, and the time, 2:00 pm); Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black ink and pencil; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: 20 May 1938
Extent:: 4 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/180
Title:: King NJOYA’s Historical Account of the Nji from Mambue written by King Njoya at Mambue
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22.2cm x 17.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Original written in Akauku Nyiet script with Nji Mama’s notes added later in Akauku Mfemfe script; Condition: Good; Comments: Mambue is alleged to be the place of King Njoya’s first farm
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/181
Title:: Letter from King NJOYA at Mambue to Nji MAMA regarding some matters in dispute with an individual called MÉNGNA
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22.2cm x 17.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Original written in Akauku Nyiet in black ink with Nji Mama’s notes in Akauku Mfemfe in pencil added later; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/182
Title:: Letter from King NJOYA at Mambue to TIKOMPAFUL regarding the matter of exporting beans from Foumban to Bamenda
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 17.4cm x 10.9cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Original in Akauku Nyiet script in red ink with Nji Mama’s notes in Akauku Mfemfe script in pencil added later; Condition: Good; Comments: Mambue is about 9 km from Foumban
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/183
Title:: Note from King NJOYA to TIKOMPAFUL requesting that he tell the MfonMayap to come with his notables and children to work the farms at Mambue and Fugham
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14.5cm x 9cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Original written in Akauku Nyiet script in red ink with Nji Mama’s notes added later in Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: The “MfonMayap” is the former king of the subjugated peoples who became a vassal of K...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/1/12/184
Title:: Eleven explanatory notes regarding the healing processes for certain illnesses
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 12.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: 1910-1946
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

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