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EAP051/1/2/252
- Record Id:
- 040-002761574
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002759805
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023045115.0x0006ea
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP051/1/2/252
- Title:
- King Njoya’s Last Will entrusting the throne to his son, Seidou [3 September 1928 and 26 December 1942]
- Scope & Content:
- Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 18cm x 24cm; Dates: 3 September 1928 (King Njoya) and 26 December 1942 (Sultan Seidou); Script: Akauku Mfemfe in native black ink and Roman script (French language); Condition: Poor (taped); Comments: Includes the official palace stamps and signature of both King Njoya and his son and heir to the throne, King Seidou; this may be the only example on record of King Njoya signing his name in the roman script; note that this may be the most important document in APRB as it is the official document that names Seidou as Njoya’s heir to the throne This file is currently closed
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Bamum script and archives project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002759805
033-002761322
040-002761574 - 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]
EAP051/1/2/252 : King Njoya’s Last Will entrusting the throne to his son, Seidou [3 September 1928 and 26 December 1942] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002759805[0002]/033-002761322[0252]/040-002761574
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP051/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP051-1-2-252
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Bamun
French - Scripts:
- Bamum
Latin - Start Date:
- 1928
- End Date:
- 1942
- Date Range:
- 3 Sep 1928-26 Dec 1942
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- APRB 3251
- 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)