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EAP1042/38/11
- Record Id:
- 040-003460257
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460246
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288862.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/38/11
- Title:
- بنات سعاد
- Additional Titles:
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Banāt Su‛ād
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Banāt Su‛ād.
The manuscript is a copy of an ancient Arabic poem by Ka'b bin Zuhayr, a famous Arab poet who was initially one of the fiercest critics of Prophet Muḥammad. His criticisms had put him in danger of losing his life. He finally repented and asked for forgiveness to Prophet Muḥammad who forgave him. The poem is wriitten in Arabic with multilingual glosses in Arabic and Mandinka.
Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his father after his death.
Extent and format of original material: 61 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Due to the age and poor conservation condition, some words may be hard to read. There also signs of water damage.
Owner(s) of original material: Lamine Cisse.
Author(s) of original material: Ka'b bin Zuhayr.
Scribe of original material: Arfang Aliou Cisse.
Additional script information: Soninke Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460246
040-003460257 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/38 : Lamine Cisse (Ziguinchor) Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/38/11 : بنات سعاد - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460246[0011]/040-003460257
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/38
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 61 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-38-11
- 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. Due to the age and poor conservation condition, some words may be hard to read. There also signs of water damage.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Ziguinchor, Senegal, as part of the private collection of Lamine Cisse.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)