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EAP1042/26/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003460190
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460187
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288775.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/26/3
- Title:
- A Poem by Kang Kalifa Diaby
- Additional Titles:
-
Kaŋ Kalifa Jaabi la Suukuwo
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Kaŋ Kalifa Jaabi la Suukuwo.
The manuscript is a copy of a poem written by the renowned Mandinka scholar, Kang Kalifa Diaby. The poem is dedicated to the Tunisian scholar, Ibn Zayd al-Qayrawānī, who lived in the 4th century (AH). The manuscript is written in Arabic with extensive glosses in Mandinka Ajami.
Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his father who also inherited in from his grandfather who was a student of Kang Kalifa Diaby, a famous Mandinka scholar and educator from The Gambia.
Extent and format of original material: 20 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Ibrahima Bayo.
Author(s) of original material: Kang Kalifa Diaby.
Scribe of original material: Ibrahima Bayo.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460187
040-003460190 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/26 : Ibrahima Bayo Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/26/3 : A Poem by Kang Kalifa Diaby - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460187[0003]/040-003460190
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/26
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 20 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-26-3
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
Mandinka - 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.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Ibrahima Bayo.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)