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1. EAP1042/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21
Title:
El-hadji Lamine Bayo Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection contains manuscripts dealing with different religious and non-religious topics. Some are short and others are long. The issues discussesd in the documents include divination, special prayers and techniques to address specific problems, and panegyric poems praising Prophet Muḥammad...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, French, Fulah, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1026 TIFF images

2. EAP1042/21/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/10
Title:
Collection of MultilingualTexts II
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Kanjamaalu Kitaaboolu II. Contains a collection of ephemeral texts written in Arabic, Mandinka, and Fuuta Jalon Fula Ajami. They contain prayers and techniques used to deal with people's preoccupations, including relationships between men and women. The ingredients of the ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Fulah, and Mandinka
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
13 TIFF images

3. EAP1042/21/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1042/21/4
Title:
Resolving Problems
Scope & Content:
Transliterated title: Jumaloo. Contains a collection of several small manuscripts with recipes and remedies to address people’s problems. The social preoccupations that the manuscripts seek to address include: infertility among women, how a man can make himself attractive to a woman he loves, s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Mandinka, and Wolof
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
36 TIFF images