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EAP1042/47/6
- Record Id:
- 040-003460298
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460292
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288912.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/47/6
- Title:
- Solutions to Problems III
- Additional Titles:
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Koleyaalu Jaaraŋo III
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Koleyaalu Jaaraŋo III.
Contains several ephemeral documents dealing with different subjects. These subjects include protection from Satan, increasing one’s chances of becoming wealthy, ending a dispute, happily resolving legal cases, and silencing one’s opponents. The documents include a poem in Mandinka Ajami and bilingual texts with names of supernatural beings, figures, and numerological formulas to address people’s preoccupations.
Custodial history: The owner inherited the materials from his father, Keba Cisse, after his death. His father inherited them from his grandfather, Karang Alphousseyni Cisse. Karang was a religious scholar who was born in Mankonomba and later moved to Bemme where he lived until his death.
Extent and format of original material: 53 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Due to damage to pages and ink stains, some text may be difficult to read.
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
040-003460298 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/47 : Moustapha Cisse Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/47/6 : Solutions to Problems III - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460292[0006]/040-003460298
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/47
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 53 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-47-6
- 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. Due to damage to pages and ink stains, some text may be difficult to read.
- 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)