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11. EAP1042/38/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38/2
Title:
The Berekoloŋ War
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Berekoloŋ Keloo. The manuscript deals with the war between the pre-colonial kingdoms of Kaabu and Fuuta Jalon called Berekoloŋ Keloo in Mandinka. The manuscript goes back to the time when the Fulani of Fuuta Jalon invaded and occupied Mandinka lands of Kaabu and the key le...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
18 TIFF images

12. EAP1042/38/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38/6
Title:
Old Arabic Poem with Glosses
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Araabukaŋ Suuku Kotooriŋo. The manuscript is an old Arabic poem dealing with Sufism by Alī ibn Ḥusayn (659-713). It includes glosses in Arabic and Soninke. The headings are in red and they use the names of Arabic letters. Different generations have commented on the documen...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
18 TIFF images

13. EAP1042/38/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38/11
Title:
بنات سعاد
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Banāt Su‛ād. The manuscript is a copy of an ancient Arabic poem by Ka'b bin Zuhayr, a famous Arab poet who was initially one of the fiercest critics of Prophet Muḥammad. His criticisms had put him in danger of losing his life. He finally repented and asked for forgiveness ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
61 TIFF images

14. EAP1042/38/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38/7
Title:
The Town of Ziguinchor
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Sikicoor Saatee. The manuscript is a poem of farewell written on behalf of the men who were drafted for WWII and about to be shipped to Europe to free France from German occupation. According to the owner, the poem was read in public just before the men were shipped from t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
2 TIFF images

15. EAP1042/38/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38/1
Title:
دالية اليوسي
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Dāliyyat al-Yūsī. The Arabic manuscript is a copy of a poem dealing with the life of Prophet Muḥammad and Sufism. It includes extensive glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. It is a copy of an Arabic poem by the 17th-century Moroccan Sufi poet, Abū Alī al-Ḥasan ibn Mas‘ūd a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
96 TIFF images

16. EAP1042/38/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38/18
Title:
Praying for 'Abd Raḥmān al-Suyūtī
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a copy of an Arabic poem celebrating and praying for 'Abd Raḥmān al-Suyūtī (c.1445-1505), one of the most prolific Muslim writers of the Middle Ages. Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his father after his death. Extent and format of original material: 18 pages. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
18 TIFF images

17. EAP1042/38/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38/12
Title:
A 19th-Century Wolof Scholar
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Khaly Madiakhate Kala. The manuscript is an Arabic poem dealing with important historical events and figures in the 19th century in Senegambia. It tells the story of Khaly Madiakhate Kala who was one of the leading Wolof scholars, and his relationship with Lat Dior Ngone L...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
6 TIFF images

18. EAP1042/38/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38/13
Title:
Celebrating Prophet Muhammad I
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Biniiboo. The manuscript is a copy of the Arabic original. It praises Prophet Muhammad. It is written in Arabic with glosses in Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke. Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his father after his death. Extent and format of original materia...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
176 TIFF images

19. EAP1042/38/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38/14
Title:
Celebrating Prophet Muhammad II
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Biniiboo. The manuscript is a copy of the Arabic original. It is a tribute to Prophet Muhammad, and covers the period before he was born to his death. It is written in Arabic with glosses in Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke Ajami. Custodial history: The owner inherited it fr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
495 TIFF images

20. EAP1042/38/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/38/17
Title:
The Poor Author's Winnings in Praising the Heraldic Prophet
Scope & Content:
Title in original script: كساب الفقير في ماضي النبي . Transliterated title: Kasb al-Faqīr Fī Madḥ al-Nabī. The manuscript is an old Arabic devotional poem that praises Prophet Muḥammad and teaches tawḥīd (Arabic: oneness of God). Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his father after...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
33 TIFF images