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EAP1042/3/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003460088
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460087
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288635.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/3/1
- Title:
- Collection of Mandinka Ajami Poems
- Additional Titles:
-
Mandinkakaŋ Suukuwoolu
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Mandinkakaŋ Suukuwoolu.
Contains a collection of several short poems. One poem discusses the rituals to perform when settling in a new place or house and also gives tribute to a deceased friend. In another poem, Seydi Souane (the father of the owner of the documents) expresses his regret for not being able to perform pilgrimage to Mecca and wishes that his son might be able to perform it for him one day. Other documents celebrate the virtues of Mandinka elders (including their legendary respect and courtesy) and praise Prophet Muḥammad.
Custodial history: The current owner wrote documents 1 and 4, and received documents 2 and 3 from his father and young brother (Ibrahima Kalilou Souane).
Extent and format of original material: 13 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Only the last document is bound.
Owner(s) of original material: Abdou Khadre Souane.
Author(s) of original material: Seydi Souane; Abdou Khadre Souane; Ibrahima Kalilou Souane.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460087
040-003460088 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/3 : Abdou Khadre Souane Collection
EAP1042/3/1 : Collection of Mandinka Ajami Poems - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460087[0001]/040-003460088
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/3
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 13 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-3-1
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Mandinka
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1960
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- Late 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 14.69103
- Longitude (Decimal):
- -17.47111
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Physical Characteristics:
- Unbound manuscript. Only the last document is bound.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Abdou Khadre Souane.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)