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EAP1042/21/4
- Record Id:
- 040-003460165
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460161
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288740.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/21/4
- Title:
- Resolving Problems
- Additional Titles:
-
Jumaloo
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Jumaloo.
Contains a collection of several small manuscripts with recipes and remedies to address people’s problems. The social preoccupations that the manuscripts seek to address include: infertility among women, how a man can make himself attractive to a woman he loves, success in work, luck, and protection, among other things. As customary among Senegambian Muslims, the ingredients of the medicinal recipes that are believed to be potent (including prayers, magical squares, formulas, and long strings of esoteric letters) are written in classical Arabic, while the instructions on how to use them are written in Mandinka Ajami. The collection includes an old Arabic poem with a colophon. It also contains a page of Arabic verses that Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba (1853-1927), the founder of the Muridiyya, recommended people to recite seven times when they face challenges they want to resolve. These verses are followed by a brief explanation of their utility in Wolofal (Wolof Ajami). This document reveals the interactions between Mandinka and Wolof scholars of Senegambia and their multilingualism. The manuscript was digitized at Hotel Nema-Kadior, Ziguinchor, Senegal.
Custodial history: The owner, El-hadji Lamine Bayo, received some of the documents from his father (Ousmane Bayo) before he passed away in 2015 in Ziguinchor.
Extent and format of original material: 36 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. There are water damage stains on some of the pages. Some pages are torn and some have chipped or frayed edges.
Owner(s) of original material: El-hadji Lamine Bayo.
Author(s) of original material: Ousmane Bayo.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami, Wolof Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460161
040-003460165 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/21 : El-hadji Lamine Bayo Collection
EAP1042/21/4 : Resolving Problems - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460161[0004]/040-003460165
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/21
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 36 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-21-4
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
Mandinka
Wolof - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 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. There are water damage stains on some of the pages. Some pages are torn and some have chipped or frayed edges.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of El-hadji Lamine Bayo.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)