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171. EAP051/1/1/12/171

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/12/171
Title:
Letter to Nji MAMA from an unnamed Nji; includes “Bismillah” at the top of the letter
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 19cm x 14.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

172. EAP051/1/1/12/172

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/12/172
Title:
Letter to Nji MAMA from Nji NOUHOU, requesting that Nji Mama reply to the letter of ANTHONY; written on the back of a receipt from a library in Algeria
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21cm x 23cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil with receipt in Arabic script and roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Bamun, and French
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

173. EAP051/1/1/12/173

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/12/173
Title:
Letter from Nouhou to Anthony at Kougham with compliments to Nji MAMA. This is a response of Nouhou to Anthony on behalf of Nji Mama, and concerns a request for a gun to which Nji Mama communicat
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21cm x 23cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe, Arabic script, and roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Bamun, and French
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

174. EAP051/1/1/12/174

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/12/174
Title:
Letter from King NJOYA to TIKOMPAFUL regarding a flower that King Njoya is sending to Nji Mama that he suggests Nji Mama plant in his compound in Njintüt next to the one he sent earlier [22 Mar 1919]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20.5cm x 16.3cm; Dates 22 March 1919; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Includes King Njoya’s official stamp and the King’s signature
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
22 Mar 1919
Extent:
2 TIFF images

175. EAP051/1/1/12/175

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/12/175
Title:
Prayer to be made by Tijani Muslims concerning Blessing the Messenger
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16.7cm x 13cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe script in purple ink and pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: While the script is entirely Akauku Mfemfe, it transcribes both Arabic language and the Bamum language; the Bamum are Tijani Muslims
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

176. EAP051/1/1/12/176

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/12/176
Title:
Muslim invocation for protection against evil in Arabic script with notes in Bamum script
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2 (second page crossed out); Measurements: 8.7cm x 7cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Arabic script in black ink (invocation) with notes in Akauku Mfemfe script in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments:
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

177. EAP051/1/1/12/177

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/12/177
Title:
Medicinal remedy and instructions to heal smallpox, eye infections, and back pain via Arabic recitation and explanations in Bamum script
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 12cm x 9cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Arabic script in black ink and Akauku Mfemfe script in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

178. EAP051/1/1/12/178

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/12/178
Title:
Document with Four Cures: 1. instruction for healing conjunctivitis (of the eye); 2. remedy against bad odors; 3. remedy against skin infection; 4. explanation of burning excrement when toilet is filled
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 15cm x 10cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Fair (page torn); Comments:
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

179. EAP051/1/1/12/179

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/12/179
Title:
Various issues, including: 1. remedy against vaginal infection; 2. remedy against poison; 3. remedy against infertility; 4. recommendation on how to receive these remedies – who must be paid and how much, and 5. a far [20 May 1938]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 4 (folded, with one page blank); Measurements: 13.3cm x 10.3cm; Dates 20 May 1938 (only the entry for the land contract has a date, which includes also the place, Koupare, and the time, 2:00 pm); Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black ink and pencil; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
20 May 1938
Extent:
4 TIFF images

180. EAP051/1/1/12/180

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/12/180
Title:
King NJOYA’s Historical Account of the Nji from Mambue written by King Njoya at Mambue
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22.2cm x 17.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Original written in Akauku Nyiet script with Nji Mama’s notes added later in Akauku Mfemfe script; Condition: Good; Comments: Mambue is alleged to be the place of King Njoya’s first farm
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

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