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EAP1042/45/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003460288
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460287
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288899.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/45/1
- Title:
- My God, Don't Leave us by Ourselves (a poem by Sitookoto Dabo)
- Additional Titles:
-
Yaa Rabbi Kanaŋ Tuŋ n-Faŋ Bulu
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Yaa Rabbi Kanaŋ Tuŋ n-Faŋ Bulu.
The manuscript is a copy of a Mandinka Ajami poem authored by Arfang Sitookoto Dabo, also known as Ababacar Dabo, the most famous Mandinka Ajami poet of Senegambia. The poem enjoins people to cultivate moral virtues (especially respect and solidarity) and asks husbands and wives to live up to their their respective obligations.
Extent and format of original material: 15 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Due to water damage and stains, some words may be difficult to read.
Owner(s) of original material: Mamadou Lamine Sylla.
Scribe of original material: Sitookoto Dabo.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460287
040-003460288 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/45 : Mamadou Lamine Sylla Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/45/1 : My God, Don't Leave us by Ourselves (a poem by Sitookoto Dabo) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460287[0001]/040-003460288
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/45
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 15 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-45-1
- Thumbnail:
-
- 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. Due to water damage and stains, some words may be difficult to read.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Mamadou Lamine Sylla.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)