Bamum history and stories in connection with Bamum palace doctrine [c 1906-1915]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 17.5cm; Dates: ca. 1906-1915; Script: Akauku Nyiet combined with earlier script variants in black ink; Condition: Good; Comments: Text embellished with various colors and designs; borders added
Bamum history and stories in connection with Bamum palace doctrine [c 1906-1915]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 17.5cm; Dates: ca. 1906-1915; Script: Akauku Nyiet combined with earlier script variants in black ink; Condition: Good; Comments: Text embellished with various colors and designs; borders added
A story of a King called Wajambaziar narrated by King Njoya [c 1908-1915?]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 2; Pages: 3; Measurements: 15cm x 11cm; Dates: ca.1908-1915?; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Poor; Comments: probably extracted from a larger book, which cannot now be traced
List of names along with letter written by Malam Chuaibou
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20cm x 15cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script in pencil; Condition: Fair; added to the original document are markings in blue ink made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scripts and Archives Project; Comments:
Letter to Prince Musa from Kuotuo and list of disease
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 21cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil Arabic script in black Hausa ink; Condition: Fair; added to the original document are markings in blue ink made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scripts and Archives Project...
Letter from Mohammed and names of the days in Arabic
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 14cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Arabic script and Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Poor; added to the original document are some markings in French in blue pen and numerals in pencil made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scrip...
Journal of the palace for the year 1920 [03 Apr 1905]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 18.5cm x 25cm; Dates: 1920; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil and blue and purple ink; Condition: Fair (document taped); Comments: Document appears to be in the hand of Nji Mama Pekekue; document shows signs of heavy usage perhaps as a result of repeated consultation
Trade of King Njoya and Nji Wamben from 1910-1912 [c 1912]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 18.5cm; Dates: ca. 1912; Script: Akauku Nyiet in black ink; Condition: Good; added to the original document are markings made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scripts and Archives Project; Comments:
Records of items sold in Douala in 1923 [06 Apr 1905]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 16cm x 18.5cm; Dates: 27 March 1923; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in native black ink; Condition: Fair (slightly torn); Comments: Notes were made at Mantum; includes the signature of King Njoya
Leaves: 17; Pages: 32; Measurements: 27cm x 20cm; Dates ca. 1902-1912; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Brittle and decomposing paper; edges torn throughout; Comments: Acquired from Nji Mapon, heir of Mapon, daughter of King Njoya. The place and year of this census are not explicit. The number of...