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EAP051/1/1/12/122
- Record Id:
- 040-002760376
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002759805
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023045115.0x00023c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP051/1/1/12/122
- Title:
- 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 Bamum script has always been primarily a male prerogative so is of interest nonetheless. Secondly, the Akauku Mfemfe here (the last script variant) is not a commentary by Nji MAMA but rather part of the communication itself, showing (as evidenced in other letters) that both script variants were used concurrently, probably in the period running from 1910-1920.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Bamum script and archives project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002759805
033-002759806
036-002760254
040-002760376 - 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]
EAP051/1/1/12 : Nji Mama Nsangou Collection [1910-1946]
EAP051/1/1/12/122 : Collective letter of Greetings to Nji MAMA from his wives at the time they were in Koupara [c 1910-1920] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002759805[0001]/033-002759806[0012]/036-002760254[0122]/040-002760376
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP051/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP051-1-1-12-122
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Bamun
- Scripts:
- Bamum
- Start Date:
- 1905
- End Date:
- 1920
- Date Range:
- c 1910-1920
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- APRB 222
- 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)