Envelope addressed to Nji Mama PEKEKÙE from FOSHIGUE, with Nji Mama’s notes on contents of letter in Bamum script [01 May 1947]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 1 (back side of envelope is blank); Measurements: 16cm x 11.5cm; Dates May 1947; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments:
Envelope addressed to Nji MAMA from Ngarba with note attached by Nji Mama indicating the contents concern ISSOFA [21 Apr 1905]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 10cm; Dates 1938; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil and roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments: Includes stamp on envelope
Record of various names and the sacred names by which Allah is known in the Muslim faith; also several different stories and information on Islamic numerology
Records on various subjects: 1. year of death of Amina, 28 July 1925; 2. the day the whitemen began arresting Bamum people because of Mose, 1925 (the exact date is written here, but is difficult to
Notes on a plan for the King’s palace, notes on the measurements of various rooms in the palace, and those on the farm at Matum; a matter of money is reported
Letter to Tita MAMA (Nji Mama) from Kpumie, which greets Mama’s brother NJOYA Ibrahimu and requesting from Nji Mama that he provide the name of the child who King NJOYA has secretly named as his hei [c 1928-1933]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16.9cm x 14.5cm; Dates ca. 1928-1933; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: “Tita” means “father” in Bamum and is often used as a title of respect for the head of a family or a father figure; the letter was written prior to the death of King Njoya in...