Certificate of purchase for a slave by Nsangou, son of Nji Mama, from a man called Ma [26 Dec 1919]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22.3cm x 14.1cm; Dates 26 December 1919; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Includes King NJOYA’s official stamp
Letter from King NJOYA to NSANGOU, son of PEKAGHETKUO and NGUET, concerning thedonation of land in Ngbamvi [19 Dec 1919]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20cm x 16cm; Dates 19 December 1919; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Includes official seal of King NJOYA
Accounts related to a trip made to Bamenda, along with notes on collecting taxes from laborers at Kounchoutnoun
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22.4cm x 17.4cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet in black and red ink, with notes in pencil in Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collective letter of Greetings to Nji MAMA from his wives at the time they were in Koupara [c 1910-1920]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 15.2cm; Dates ca. 1910-1920; Script: Akauku Nyiet and Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: This document is of interest for several reasons. First, it is evidence of the use of the Bamum script by women, which has been documented elsewhere, yet the B...
Islamic Invocation “Ayatil Kursi” (Verse of Throne from the Qur'an) in Arabic script, with its correct identification noted in Bamum script; on reverse is an explanation of the verse in the Bamum script
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 18cm x 11.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil and Arabic script in black ink; Condition: Good; Comments:
Letter to Nji MAMA from his children from Fonten; on reverse is a calculation by Nji MAMA in the Bamum script
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16.9cm x 14.4cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: This letter shows that at least some of Nji Mama’s children learned to write the Bamum script
Envelope (without letter) from King NJOYA to Nji MAMA which contained a public announcement and includes both King Njoya’s official stamp in blue ink and a rare wax palace seal on the back of the envelope
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 11.8cm x 9cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet in blue ink; Condition: Good; Comments: