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EAP051/1/2
- Record Id:
- 033-002761322
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002759805
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023045115.0x0005ee
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP051/1/2
- Title:
- Reserve Archives Collection [c 1895-1965]
- Scope & Content:
- Digital images of records created and accumulated by the Royal Bamum Palace since the late nineteenth and early twentieth century under the direction of Sultan Ibrahim Njoya (r. 1889-1933), Sultan Seidou Njimolouh (r. 1933-1992), and the current Sultan Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya (r. 1992-present). Materials range from c 1896-1965 and consist of writings on Bamum history, official records and correspondence of the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings, and a range of writings of artistic and scientific scope, such as calendars, maps, and manuals on medicine and love. Document bags and ephemera have also been photographed. The Reserve Archives collection is located in the office of late Sultan Seidou Njimolouh Njoya.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Bamum script and archives project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002759805
033-002761322 - Is part of:
- EAP051/1 : Bamum manuscript collection of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun (APRB) in the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings in Foumban,…
EAP051/1/2 : Reserve Archives Collection [c 1895-1965] - Contains:
- EAP051/1/2/1 : Traditional Bamum Book/Document Bags [early 20th century]
EAP051/1/2/2 : Register of Births. Foumban Region. 1912-1919. [1912-1919]
EAP051/1/2/3 : Register of Judgments. Mambue Region. 1919. [02 Apr 1905]
EAP051/1/2/4 : Register of Judgments concerning Palace servants. 1912-1919. [1912-1919]
EAP051/1/2/5 : Register of Judgments. Nkoundoum Region. 1913-1919. [1913-1919]
EAP051/1/2/6 : Register of Judgments. Njisse (Foumban) Region. 1919. [02 Apr 1905]
EAP051/1/2/7 : Register of Marriages. Njinka Region. 1911-1919. [1911-1919]
EAP051/1/2/8 : Register of Marriages. Mambue Region. 1915-1917. [1915-1917]
EAP051/1/2/9 : Register of Judgments concerning Palace servants. Manka Region. 1919-1920. [1919-1920]
EAP051/1/2/10 : Register of Judgments, including those dealing particularly with slave holding. Manka Region, 1912-1919. [1912-1919]
EAP051/1/2/11 : Dictionary of Shüpamom and Shümom Languages. [1920-1950]
EAP051/1/2/12 : Register of Births, Noun Region, 1912-1919. [1912-1919]
EAP051/1/2/13 : Amulet for War and Fishing
EAP051/1/2/14 : Muslim Amulet with Arabic script and designs
EAP051/1/2/15 : Muslim Amulet with Arabic script and designs
EAP051/1/2/16 : Proverb in the Bamum language
EAP051/1/2/17 : Muslim Amulet with Arabic script and designs
EAP051/1/2/18 : Muslim Amulet with Arabic script and designs
EAP051/1/2/19 : Muslim Amulet with Arabic script and designs
EAP051/1/2/20 : Medicinal formula with Muslim Arcana
EAP051/1/2/21 : List of names along with letter written by Malam Chuaibou
EAP051/1/2/22 : Letter from Malam Suleman to Malam Usman regarding family and rain water
EAP051/1/2/23 : Muslim Amulet with designs and numerals
EAP051/1/2/24 : Magic formula with Arcana in Arabic script
EAP051/1/2/25 : Arabic Amulet
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- 032-002759805[0002]/033-002761322
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP051/1
- Record Type (Level):
- SubFonds
- Extent:
- 1191 files, consisting of 5,886 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Bamun
Duala
English
French
German - Scripts:
- Arabic
Bamum
Latin - Start Date:
- 1890
- End Date:
- 1965
- Date Range:
- c 1895-1965
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Information About Originals:
- The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)