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1. EAP1042/53/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/15
Title:
Arabic Devotional Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Araabukaŋ Suukuwo. The manuscript is a copy of a poem written in classical Arabic, which includes extensive glosses in Arabic and a few in Soninke Ajami. It was authored by ‘Umar Ibn al-Wardī. It was copied by Kang Drame. Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
31 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/53/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/12
Title:
امْرُؤُ الْقَيْسِ
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Umru' al-Quays. The manuscript is a copy a poem by Umru' Al-Qays who lived in the 6th century AD. He is considered the father of Arabic poetry. His work is well known in Mandinkla scholarly communities. The poem is written in classical Arabic with glosses in Arabic and Son...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
61 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/53/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/2
Title:
Arabic Devotional Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Araabukaŋ Suukuwo. The manuscript is a copy of the original devotional Arabic poem authored by Abū ‘Abbās Aḥmad ibn 'Abdullah. It was copied by the Mandinka scholar, El-hadji Sankoung Barro, the oldest son of Kemo Barro Diang. The poem deals with numerous Islamic topics an...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
55 TIFF images

4. 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

5. 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

6. EAP1042/53/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/1
Title:
الهمزية
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Hamziyya with Mandinka Ajami Glosses. The manuscript is a poem written to praise Prophet Muḥammad. It is written in Arabic with extensive glosses in Mandinka Ajami. It is a panegyric poem called Qaṣīda al-Hamziyya (rhymes with the Arabic letter Hamza), which was composed b...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
66 TIFF images

7. 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

8. 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

9. EAP1042/53/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/9
Title:
Short Mandinka Ajami Poems
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Mandinkakaŋ Suuku Ndiŋ. Contains two short Mandinka Ajami texts. The first one is a poem asking for God’s protection, and the second is a devotional poem praising Prophet Muḥammad. Custodial history: The owner copied the texts from the original documents written by his gr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
13 TIFF images

10. EAP1042/53/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/53/3
Title:
Invitation Letter and an Ajami Poem
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Buuñaaro Leetaro aniŋ Suukuwo. Contains two short documents written in Mandinka Ajami. The first text is an invitation note sent to local leaders (whose names are listed in the document) to ask them to attend the yearly memorial of the deceased scholar, Kemo Barro Diang (t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
4 TIFF images