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EAP1042/47/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003460293
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460292
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288906.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/47/1
- Title:
- Divination I
- Additional Titles:
-
Ramuloo
- Scope & Content:
-
Transliterated title: Ramuloo.
The manuscript is a copy. It deals with divination techniques used to identify people's problems and to find approprite solutions. The techniques in the document are also used to predict people's future, by anticipating the challenges they might face, and ways to thwart or overcome them. This art of divination is part of Khatt al-Raml in Arabic, which is very old and popular in Mandinka communities. The document is written in Mandinka Ajami.
Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his father's older brother, Seckou Cisse. He was a Mandinka religious leader who had an advanced Islamic education. He died in 2000 in Mankonomba in the region of Sedhiou, Senegal.
Extent and format of original material: 104 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Moustapha Cisse.
Author(s) of original material: Seckou Cisse.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460292
040-003460293 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/47 : Moustapha Cisse Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/47/1 : Divination I - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460292[0001]/040-003460293
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/47
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 104 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-47-1
- 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.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Moustapha Cisse.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)