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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1042/12 Subject Death Digitised Content Yes (available)

1. EAP1042/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/12
Title:
Arfang Seyni Cisse Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains several manuscripts. These include a Mandinka Ajami poem by one of the most famous Mandinka Ajami poets (Arfang Sitokoto Dabo), an Arabic panegyric poem celebrating the life and work of Prophet Muhammad, and a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami text dealing with treatments f...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
117 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/12/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/12/1
Title:
Mandinka Ajami Poetry
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Suukuwo. The manuscript is a copy of the original written in Mandinka Ajami by Arfang Boubacar Dabo, also known as Arfang Sitookoto Dabo. Sitookoto Dabo is the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet in Senegambia. His poems are widely known and chanted in Mandinka communities in ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
8 TIFF images