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EAP1042/28/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003460205
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460204
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288794.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/28/1
- Title:
- Collection of Bilingual Texts
- Additional Titles:
-
Kandoolu Kitaaboolu
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu.
The first manuscript in this collection is a copy of an Arabic devotional poem called Marmūz al-Tantaranī written by Aḥmad bin Abū Bakr, with glosses in Arabic and Mandinka. The poem was copied by Sidiya Toure, the uncle of the manuscript owner’s father. The second document is a copy of a devotional Arabic poem with Arabic, Soninke, and Mandinka Ajami glosses. The other documents include: copies of devotional poems by Sitookoto Dabo (the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet); a Mandinka Ajami poem written by El-hadji Ibrahima Kalilou Diebate (the father of the current owner) dealing with the value of education and moral virtues in society; and, a Mandinka Ajami document written with purple ink, dealing with the history of the foundation of the first mosque of Karantaba.
Custodial history: The owner inherited the materials from his father, El-hadji Ibrahima Kalilou Diebate.
Extent and format of original material: 36 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Chipped and frayed edges, and faded script may make some text difficult to read.
Owner(s) of original material: El-hadji Ibrahima Kalilou Diebate.
Author(s) of original material: Ahmad bin Abu Bakr; Sitokoto Dab; El-hadji Ibrahima Kalilou Diebate.
Scribe of original material: Sidiya Toure.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami, Soninke Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460204
040-003460205 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/28 : Ibrahima Diebate Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/28/1 : Collection of Bilingual Texts - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460204[0001]/040-003460205
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/28
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 36 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-28-1
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
Mandinka
Soninke - 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. Chipped and frayed edges, and faded script may make some text difficult to read.
- 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 Ibrahima Diebate.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)