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EAP1042/4
- Record Id:
- 032-003460089
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460089
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288637.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/4
- Title:
- Abdou Karim Thiam Collection
- Scope & Content:
-
The collection consists of six sets of manuscripts. The first is a poem recounting the feats of Muḥammad and celebrates his role in the expansion of Islam. The poem is written in Arabic with interlinear and marginal glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The second manuscript consists of prayers in Arabic; recipes for happiness and wealth; esoteric diagrams with Arabic text inside, and explanations of their purpose along with instructions on how to use them written in Mandinka Ajami. There are also protective incantations (called saalaalo in Mandinka) that blend Arabic litanies with Mandinka phrases in order to have effects on real life events as well as records of local customers who sought the divination services of Imam Nimbaly Thiam. The third manuscript is an address book. The fourth manuscript teaches divination techniques. The fifth set belongs to the genre called Saalaaloo (incantations) in Mandinka, which is commonly used for protection from evil eyes, evil tongues, and evil spirits, among others. The sixth manuscript includes two poems praising Prophet Muḥammad in Arabic, with interlinear and marginal glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami.
Extent and format of original material: 6 files.
Owner(s) of original material: Abdou Karim Thiam.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami, Soninke Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003460089", "parent" : "#", "text" : "EAP1042/4: Abdou Karim Thiam Collection" },{ "id" : "040-003460090", "parent" : "032-003460089", "text" : "EAP1042/4/1: دالية اليوسي ; ملحت الاعراب" },{ "id" : "040-003460091", "parent" : "032-003460089", "text" : "EAP1042/4/2: Recipes for Fortune, Prayers, Incantations, and Divination Records" },{ "id" : "040-003460092", "parent" : "032-003460089", "text" : "EAP1042/4/3: Address Book in Mandinka Ajami" },{ "id" : "040-003460093", "parent" : "032-003460089", "text" : "EAP1042/4/4: Divination" },{ "id" : "040-003460094", "parent" : "032-003460089", "text" : "EAP1042/4/5: Incantation" },{ "id" : "040-003460095", "parent" : "032-003460089", "text" : "EAP1042/4/6: Guide for Muslims" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460089
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- EAP1042/4/1 : دالية اليوسي ; ملحت الاعراب
EAP1042/4/2 : Recipes for Fortune, Prayers, Incantations, and Divination Records
EAP1042/4/3 : Address Book in Mandinka Ajami
EAP1042/4/4 : Divination
EAP1042/4/5 : Incantation
EAP1042/4/6 : Guide for Muslims
Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP1042/4 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460089
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/4
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 490 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP1042-4
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
Mandinka
Soninke - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 19th century-20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 14.69103
- Longitude (Decimal):
- -17.47111
- Latitude (Degree):
- N 14°41’28”
- Longitude (Degree):
- W 17°28’16”
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Custodial History:
- Material in this collection was created as part of the EAP1042 Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal project.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Received from project holder Professor Fallou Ngom, July 2019 (accession record EAP1042/1)
- Arrangement:
- The material was digitised the way it was kept by the owner.
- Administrative Context:
- EAP1042/4 was funded by the Endangered Archives Programme. It created digitial copies of records located in the Abdou Karim Thiam.
- Information About Copies:
- Copies of the material can also be found at: 1. African Studies Center/Boston University Libraries (applicant), Boston University, United States of America; 2. West African Research Center, Dakar, Senegal (co-applicant).
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Abdou Karim Thiam.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)