Letter to Nji MAMA from NJOYA Ibrahimu and Moses regarding building a house and alsodiscussing a trial [13 Aug 1930]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 31cm x 22cm; Dates 13 August 1930; Script: Akauku Mfemfe with some slight roman script and Arabic script; Condition: Excellent; Comments:
Letter to Nji MAMA from LEOMBA Ngambi Martin regarding good friendship; Nji Mama adds hisnotes in Bamum script
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 21cm x 13cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (German language) with Nji Mama’s notes added later in Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments:
History of the family of Nji Kufon Kunga; in addition (and unrelated) is the identification of theprocedure for paying penalties to King Njoya
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Leaves: 2; Pages: 4; Measurements: 12.5cm x 12cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku mfemfe; Condition: Fair; Comments: The Bamoun Script and Archive Project team will re-evaluate this document in the future to confirm that it is fromNji Mama’s collection. The comments in French in blue ball point pen...
Letter in Arabic to Nji Mama from Amidou regarding Aicha’s disease; Nji Mama adds his notes inthe Bamum script [22-23 December 1949]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20.9cm x 16.2cm; Dates stamped date (difficult to explain) of 22 and 23 December 1949 (perhaps added later?); Script: Arabic script with traditional indigo ink and Akauku Mfemfe notes in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments:
Second Report on the Judgment of NJORI who was tried by the MEKUMIE prior to departing forBali
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Leaves: 5; Pages: 9; Measurements: 21cm x 16.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; Comments: The report relates that although he had been called back he objected and settled comfortably in the British territory without the problems he had in the Bamum Kingdom.
Note that Sultan El-Hadj Seidou has given some advice regarding Mama and Yacouba concerning a land problem; on reverse, written at an earlier time, is a note indicating that Sultan Seidou has said that seven p
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16.2 x 10.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; page torn; Comments: In the note regarding the seven people who Sultan Seidou has said should not come to Yaoundé, it appears that King Njoya is still living at this point (he would die in 1933).
Notes on the prevailing method for reading the Qur'an along with the names for the days of theweek
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 10cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script; Condition: Fair; Comments: The Bamoun Script and Archive Project team will re-evaluate this document in the future to confirm that it is fromthe Palace collection.