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EAP1042/32/7
- Record Id:
- 040-003460225
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460218
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288820.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/32/7
- Title:
- Collection of Bilingual Texts VII
- Additional Titles:
-
Kandoolu Kitaaboolu VII
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu VII.
Contains a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami collection of numerous documents, including formulas and receipts for various social preoccupations (including helping women with infertility problems), special prayers for particular preoccupations (including protection from real and imagined enemies), incantation texts, and divination techniques and signs. Classical Arabic knowledge alone is not sufficient to make sense of these documents. Dual literacy in classical Arabic and Mandinka Ajami is necessary in order to access the contents of some of these documents.
Custodial history: The owner inherited the the oldest documents in the collection from his father, Mamadou Lamine Diante. His father was a Mandinka scholar who served as a Quranic teacher and farmer until his death.
Extent and format of original material: 51 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Some documents show signs of water damage.
Owner(s) of original material: Issa Diante.
Author(s) of original material: Mamadou Lamine Diante; Issa Diante.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460218
040-003460225 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/32 : Issa Diante Manuscipt Collection
EAP1042/32/7 : Collection of Bilingual Texts VII - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460218[0007]/040-003460225
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/32
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 51 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-32-7 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
Mandinka - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 14.69103
- Longitude (Decimal):
- -17.47111
- Place of Origin:
- Senegal
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Unbound manuscript. Some documents show signs of water damage.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Issa Diante.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)