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EAP1042/41/4
- Record Id:
- 040-003460274
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460270
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288884.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/41/4
- Title:
- Collection of Bilingual Texts II
- Additional Titles:
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Kandoolu Kitaaboolu II
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu II.
Contains a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami collection of manuscripts, which includes original and new copies. It contains formulas and incantation techniques for medicinal purposes, good luck, protection, and invisibility. Dual literacy in classical Arabic and Mandinka Ajami is necessary to understand the contents of many of the documents in this collection.
Custodial history: The owner inherited some of the documents from his father, El-hadji Seckou Diafoune. His father was born in Guinea Bissau where he spent most of his life until his death. He was a famous Mandinka religious scholar.
Extent and format of original material: 33 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Malang Diafoune.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460270
040-003460274 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/41 : Malang Diafoune Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/41/4 : Collection of Bilingual Texts II - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460270[0004]/040-003460274
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/41
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 33 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-41-4
- 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
- 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 Malang Diafoune.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)