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EAP1042/14/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003460143
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460142
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288710.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/14/1
- Title:
- Biography of the Great Scholar
- Additional Titles:
-
Moor Baa la Taariixoo
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Moor Baa la Taariixoo.
The manuscript is a biography of the Mandinka scholar called Fode Koule Sylla (1752-1843), also known as Sylla Baa (Mandinka: The Great Sylla). This manuscript is based on the Arabic original that Fode Koule Sylla wrote. It was translated in Mandinka Ajami by the owner, Arfang Karamo Sylla, who is a great grandson of Sylla Baa, so that Mandinka Ajami literates can learn about his history. As customary in Muslim writings, the manuscript begins with an Islamic doxology in Arabic and continues in Mandinka Ajami. It traces the origin of Fode Koule Sylla to Boundou in Eastern Senegal and explains his itinerary, his host families, and the circumstances that brought him to Pakao-Darsilami in Casamance.
Custodial history: The owner translated the manuscript from the Arabic original.
Extent and format of original material: 4 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Arfang Karamo Sylla.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460142
040-003460143 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/14 : Arfang Karamo Sylla Manuscript Collection.
EAP1042/14/1 : Biography of the Great Scholar - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460142[0001]/040-003460143
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/14
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 4 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-14-1
- 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.
- Arrangement:
- The manuscripts were digitised the way they were kept by the owner.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Arfang Karamo Sylla.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)