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032-002500971 Digitised Content Yes (available) Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. EAP334/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/2
Title:
Serigne Ndiame Diajkhate Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of digital copies of two volumes of Wolofal (Wolof Ajami) manuscripts copied as part of the EAP 334 project. The volumes deal with Sufism, the teachings of Muridiyya, its core values, ethos, belief system, and the sociocultural challenges facing the order in its early day...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1948-1978
Extent:
2 electronic folders containing 570 TIFF images

2. EAP334/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/2/2
Title:
Ak darajay kepp ku yeewu yeete (In the name of the enlightened who enlightens) [1948]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a photocopy of the original handwritten by Serigne Mbaye Diakhate. Based upon the interview with the owner, the material was written in 1948 in Khourou Mbacke, Diourbel. Due to the black and white photocopy of the material, the usual red, purple, and green colors of the ink use...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1948
Extent:
1 folder comprised of 334 TIFF images

3. EAP334/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP334/2/1
Title:
Ma wax fi Amadu Kumba wax ju koy taxa raw (Let me tell Amadu Kumba words that will keep him safe) [1978]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a handwritten copy of the original written by Serigne Mbaye Diakhate. Based on the interview with the owner, the original was written between 1902 and 1954. Red, green, purple, and black ink are used in the manuscripts. The red ink is used to highlight key words. Purple and gre...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Wolof
Date Range:
1978
Extent:
1 folder comprised of 236 TIFF images