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EAP1042/44/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003460286
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460285
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288897.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/44/1
- Title:
- Some Ephemeral Ajami Texts
- Scope & Content:
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Contains a collection of three ephemeral Mandinka Ajami texts. The first is a Mandinka calendar with the twelve months of the year and the days in each month. The second document teaches Mandinka Ajami literates the Arabic alphanumeric system. The last text is a letter sent to the father of the current manuscript owner.
Custodial history: The owner inherited the texts from his father, Aliou Cisse, who inherited the calendar and the alphanumeric system from his grandfather, Fode Koumba Cisse.
Extent and format of original material: 4 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. The sides of the first two documents are damaged.
Owner(s) of original material: Mamadou Lamine Cisse.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460285
040-003460286 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/44 : Mamadou Lamine Cisse Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/44/1 : Some Ephemeral Ajami Texts - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460285[0001]/040-003460286
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/44
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 4 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-44-1
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- 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. The sides of the first two documents are damaged.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Mamadou Lamine Cisse.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)