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EAP1042/47/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003460295
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460292
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288909.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/47/3
- Title:
- Divination II
- Additional Titles:
-
Ramuloo
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Ramuloo.
The manuscript is a copy. It deals with divination techniques, which include interpretations of sixteen signs to identify people’s problems and provide appropriate solutions. Each of the sixteen signs corresponds to a name of an Abrahaamic prophet. The manuscript is mostly written in Mandinka Ajami. This form of divination, which is part of Khatt al-Raml in Arabic, is very old and popular in Mandinka communities as reflected in the multiple copies and types found in different local archives.
Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his father who inherited it from his grandfather, Karang Alphousseyni Cisse. He was a Mandinka religious scholar who was born in Mankonomba and later moved to Bemme where he lived until his death.
Extent and format of original material: 117 pages.
Physical characteristics: Bound manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Moustapha Cisse.
Author(s) of original material: Karang Alphousseyni Cisse.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460292
040-003460295 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/47 : Moustapha Cisse Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/47/3 : Divination II - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460292[0003]/040-003460295
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/47
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 117 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-47-3
- 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:
- Bound 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)