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EAP1042/36/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003460242
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460239
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288842.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/36/3
- Title:
- The Quran with Glosses in Arabic and Soninke
- Additional Titles:
-
Araabukaŋo aniŋ Soninkekaŋo Alkuraana Fasaro
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Araabukaŋo aniŋ Soninkekaŋo Alkuraana Fasaro.
The manuscript is an old copy of the Quran. According to the owner, it is about two hundred years old, and was written during the time when Soninke was the language of Muslim scholars, who were spreading Islam and teaching Mandinka students in the Casamance area.
Custodial history: The manuscript owner inherited it from his brother (Imam Nimbaly Thiam) after his death, who had inherited it from their father. Their father was born in the region of Sedhiou.
Extent and format of original material: 504 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. According to the manuscript owner, this work has a lion skin book cover.
Owner(s) of original material: Kelountang Thiam.
Author(s) of original material: Fode Moustapha Thiam.
Additional script information: Soninke Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460239
040-003460242 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/36 : Kelountang Thiam Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/36/3 : The Quran with Glosses in Arabic and Soninke - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460239[0003]/040-003460242
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/36
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 504 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-36-3
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
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. According to the manuscript owner, this work has a lion skin book cover.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Kelountang Thiam.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)