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EAP051/1/1/13
- Record Id:
- 036-002761148
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002759805
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023045115.0x000540
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP051/1/1/13
- Title:
- Official Bamoun Palace Collection [c 1912-1975]
- Scope & Content:
- Digital images of records created and accumulated 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). The records consist of official Bamum Palace Records, Bamum histories and customs, lexicons, writings on Islam and Muslim prayers, communal savings records, correspondence concerning Nji Musa’s exile in western Cameroon, medicinal formulas, and notes on trade. The material predominantly dates from c 1912-1953, with a small subset of material dating from 1954-1975.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Bamum script and archives project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002759805
033-002759806
036-002761148 - 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,…
EAP051/1/1 : Modern Archives of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun [c1896-1975]
EAP051/1/1/13 : Official Bamoun Palace Collection [c 1912-1975] - Contains:
- EAP051/1/1/13/1 : Guide to Preparation for Successful War Campaigns
EAP051/1/1/13/2 : Letter from Nji Mokou to Abraham.
EAP051/1/1/13/3 : Shümom language word list
EAP051/1/1/13/4 : List of servants given by King Njoya and important Nji to work in Koutie
EAP051/1/1/13/5 : An Accounting with Women’s Names
EAP051/1/1/13/6 : Letter from Mfon Musa requesting great patience to Pafumjati after the death of his daughter, NZIELAM. Also, a list of names…
EAP051/1/1/13/7 : Letter from Soulemanou to Ladan regarding women and the need to work well
EAP051/1/1/13/8 : Letter to Nji Mama from Idrissou Nsangou. Nsangou Idrissou is asking Nji Mama to send him the remainder of the money he owes him
EAP051/1/1/13/9 : Declaration about Islam stating that the Prophet is the best Messenger
EAP051/1/1/13/10 : Registrar of resources in Arabic
EAP051/1/1/13/11 : List of individuals along with their children
EAP051/1/1/13/12 : List of Individuals involved in a Njangi in the locality of Nkunja; on reverse a letter in the Frenchlanguage [06 Sep 1953]
EAP051/1/1/13/13 : List of Individuals; on reverse is letter written in Bamum language in Bamum orthographic script [01 May 1905]
EAP051/1/1/13/14 : List of names, ages, and money in Arabic, with notes in Akauku Mfemfe script
EAP051/1/1/13/15 : A Note by Mfon Musa from Bapussi regarding a meeting, including the names of people who have agreed to pay fines levied against them
EAP051/1/1/13/16 : List of People
EAP051/1/1/13/17 : Inventory of the King’s Money sent by Mama. On the reverse is an explanation of a particular medicine, including “Atimi,”…
EAP051/1/1/13/18 : Letter of Nji Mama and Ousmanou, indicating that Ousmanou presented money to Mama
EAP051/1/1/13/19 : Instructions on the use of a medicine and related fees to be obtained from a Bakossi man, followed by various numeric figures
EAP051/1/1/13/20 : Document of Nji Njiawuo
EAP051/1/1/13/21 : Note about religion and the days of the week
EAP051/1/1/13/22 : Note on the History of the First World War between the Germans and the British as it occurred in the British territory in…
EAP051/1/1/13/23 : Mystics of the Nji for Success in Business; on the reverse is a court order from 1932 in English, probably from Nigeria, used…
EAP051/1/1/13/24 : A Note by Pafumnjati regarding the Kerosene trade
EAP051/1/1/13/25 : Record of Ibrahima stating that he contributed four pounds out of nine pounds as part of a bride price
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Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP051/1/1/13 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002759805[0001]/033-002759806[0013]/036-002761148
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP051/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- 173 files consisting of 513 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP051-1-1-13 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Bamun
- Scripts:
- Bamum
- Start Date:
- 1907
- End Date:
- 1975
- Date Range:
- c 1912-1975
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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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)