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EAP1042/26/4
- Record Id:
- 040-003460191
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460187
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288776.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/26/4
- Title:
- A Poem by Sitookoto Dabo (Arfang Bajinka
- Additional Titles:
-
Sitookoto Daabo la Suukuwo
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Sitookoto Daabo la Suukuwo.
The document is a copy of a Mandinka Ajami poem written by the famous Mandinka poet, Aboubacar Dabo, who is popularly known as Sitookoto Dabo. The poem deals with Islamic inheritance rules, explains the notion of inheritance (Mandinka: Keetaala) and discusses the rights and shares of each heir. The poem is meant to be chanted and recited for wider dissemination of its content.
Custodial history: The owner recieved it in 1983 from his brother, Kabirou Bayo. He had an advanced Islamic education and served as a marabout (religious leader and healer) and Quranic teacher.
Extent and format of original material: 10 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Ibrahima Bayo.
Author(s) of original material: Sitookoto Dabo.
Scribe of original material: Kabirou Bayo.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460187
040-003460191 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/26 : Ibrahima Bayo Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/26/4 : A Poem by Sitookoto Dabo (Arfang Bajinka - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460187[0004]/040-003460191
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/26
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 10 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-26-4
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Mandinka
- 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.
- 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)