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Or 6473, f 190r
- Record Id:
- 040-003390268
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003390254
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100050844036.0x00006a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100153932845.0x000020
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 6473, f 190r
- Title:
- A letter from Muḥammad al-Amīn Suwaré in Touba to his son
- Scope & Content:
- A letter from Muḥammad al-Amīn Suwaré in Touba to his son in Medina Suwaré Kunda, that he was to give to one Fūdī ʿUmar Sāma requesting the return of his book, Nafḥ al-Ṭayyib, a praise work. He lent it to the latter so that he could copy it, but he had not returned the book after repeated letters and was now apparently asking for payment for its return. The writer then gives a quote of "al-Sheikh Mukhtār" (probably al-Mukhtār al-Kuntī (d.1811)), saying of him that "of all God's holy men there is not another like him on the face of the earth".
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- West African Arabic Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003390254
040-003390268 - Is part of:
- Or 6473 : Collection of Arabic works from the Senegambian region I
Or 6473, f 190r : A letter from Muḥammad al-Amīn Suwaré in Touba to his son - Hierarchy:
- 032-003390254[0014]/040-003390268
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Or 6473
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 f
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100144036871.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1904
- Date Range:
- Early 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: rough blue paper, no chain lines or visible watermarks.
Dimensions: approximately 200mm × 180mm.
Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil.
Script: medium Central Sudanic hand, some vocalisation, catchwords n/a.
Ink: black, occasional red for underlining.
Ruling: no margin line.
Binding: British Library binding, 1905. Originally loose-leaf
Condition: Complete work.
Marginalia: none
- Arrangement:
- bound
- Administrative Context:
- Place of origin: West Africa
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)