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921. EAP1042/6/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/6/1
Title:
Poems, Mosques, and Imams of Pakao
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Suukuwoo, Jaamiŋoolu aniŋ Pakaawu Imaamoolu. The collection contains three small copies of Mandinka Ajami manuscripts. The first is a poem praising God that was originally written in Soninke and translated in Mandinka Ajami by the current owner in the 1960s, when he was pu...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
14 TIFF images

922. EAP1042/7/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/7/1
Title:
Tribute to Bijini Scholars and Prayers
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Bijini Alfaalu Kidimando aniŋ Duwaalu. There two small manuscripts in this collection. The first is an Arabic poem copied from the original by El-hadji Kemo Ndiaye. The poem celebrates famous Mandinka scholars of Bijini in Guinea Bissau, especially those from the Ndiaye fa...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
16 TIFF images

923. EAP1042/8/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/8/1
Title:
Mandinka Ajami Devotional Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Mandinkakaŋ Suukuwo. The short Mandinka Ajami manuscript is a devotional poem that celebrates Prophet Muḥammad, his companions, and the Abrahamic prophets. It also tells the fall from grace of Iblīs (Satan). The author was inspired by the work of the famous Mandinka schola...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
3 TIFF images

924. EAP1042/9/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9/1
Title:
The Quran with Glosses
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Alkuraan Fasaroo. An old copy of the Quran, which has numerous glosses in Arabic and Soninke. It was written during the time when Soninke was the language of many Islamic scholars and educators in Casamance. Mandinka scholars, who were students of the Soninke, later develo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
389 TIFF images

925. EAP1042/9/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9/2
Title:
Diante’s Bilingual Collection I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jante la Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of various manuscripts, written by different hands on a variety of papers. The documents are written in classical Arabic and includeArabic, Soninke, and Mandink Ajami glosses. The materials deal with Islamic subjects (i...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
38 TIFF images

926. EAP1042/9/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9/3
Title:
Diante’s Bilingual Collection II
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jante la Kandoolu Kitaaboolu II. Contains a collection of various manuscripts, written by different hands on a variety of papers. They are written in classical Arabic and contain extensive Soninke Ajami glosses. The subjects discussed in the manuscripts include tawḥid (Eng...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
52 TIFF images

927. EAP1042/9/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9/5
Title:
Fula Ajami Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Fulakaŋ Suukuwoo. The manuscript is a panegyric poem that praises Prophet Muḥammad in the Fula language. The owner acquired the manuscript during his research in Casamance. Mandinka scholars like the owner cross ethnic and linguistic boundaries in their quest for knowledge...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Fulah
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
27 TIFF images

928. EAP1042/9/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9/6
Title:
Diante’s Bilingual Collection III
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jante la Kandoolu Kitaaboolu III. Contains a collection of various manuscripts, written by different hands on a variety of papers. The texts include prose and poetry. They are written in classical Arabic and include extensive Arabic and Soninke Ajami glosses. The themes di...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
53 TIFF images

929. EAP1042/9/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9/7
Title:
Celebrating Prophet Muhammad
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Biniiboo. The manuscript is written in classical Arabic with extensive glosses in Soninke Ajami. It is inspired from the poem Al-Burda (The Mantle) authored by the thirteenth-century Egyptian Sufī, Al-Busīrī. The manuscript praises Prophet Muhammad and discusses life, deat...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
61 TIFF images

930. EAP1042/9/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/9/8
Title:
Diante’s Bilingual Collection IV
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jante la Kandoolu Kitaaboolu IV. Contains numerous manuscripts written by different hands on a variety of papers. It includes prose and poetry from various Muslim scholars. The manuscripts are written in classical Arabic with glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The themes...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
180 TIFF images

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