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EAP1042/25/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003460185
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460184
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288764.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/25/1
- Title:
- Multilingual Collection
- Additional Titles:
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Kandoolu Kitaaboolu
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu.
Contains a rich collection of documents in prose and poetry written in Arabic with glosses in several languages, including Arabic, Mandinka, and Soninke Ajami. The manuscripts include: Biniiboo (Mandinka: panegyric poems celebrating Prophet Muhammad); texts dealing with formulas and numerological figures used in special prayers; and, materials dealing with Islamic rituals, including obligatory prayers, fasting during the month of Ramadan, and jihād.
Custodial history: The owner inherited the documents from his father after his death who inherited them from his father Boucary Badio.
Extent and format of original material: 978 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Some pages are torn and others show signs of water damage.
Owner(s) of original material: Ibrahima Badio.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami, Soninke Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460184
040-003460185 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/25 : Ibrahima Badio Collection
EAP1042/25/1 : Multilingual Collection - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460184[0001]/040-003460185
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/25
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 978 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-25-1
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
Mandinka
Soninke - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 19th century-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. Some pages are torn and others show signs of water damage.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Ibrahima Badio.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)