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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1042/30 Subject Poetry Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. EAP1042/30

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/30
Title:
Cheikh Ibrahima Solly manuscripts collection
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a popular divination manual and a poem by the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet called Sitokoto Dabo. Extent and format of original material: 2 files.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
158 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/30/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/30/2
Title:
My God, Don't Leave us by Ourselves (a poem by Sitookoto Dabo)
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Yaa Rabbi Kanaŋ Tuŋ n-Faŋ Bulu. The manuscript is a copy of a devotional Mandinka Ajami poem authored by Arfang Sitkoto Dabo, also known as Ababacar Dabo, the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet of Senegambia. Custodial history: The owner copied it from his colleague Mamadou ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
16 TIFF images

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