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EAP1042/53/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003460314
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460311
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288936.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/53/3
- Title:
- Invitation Letter and an Ajami Poem
- Additional Titles:
-
Buuñaaro Leetaro aniŋ Suukuwo
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Buuñaaro Leetaro aniŋ Suukuwo.
Contains two short documents written in Mandinka Ajami. The first text is an invitation note sent to local leaders (whose names are listed in the document) to ask them to attend the yearly memorial of the deceased scholar, Kemo Barro Diang (the grandfather of the owner of the texts). The second document is a copy of a popular Mandinka Ajami poem titled Teeroo I Tuloo Loo (My Friend, Listen!) dealing with religious ethics written by El-hadji Sidiya Diaby of Taslima.
Custodial history: The owner wrote the first document and inherited the second one from his father.
Extent and format of original material: 4 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Seckou Barro.
Author(s) of original material: Seckou Barro; El-hadji Sidiya Diaby.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460311
040-003460314 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/53 : Seckou Barro Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/53/3 : Invitation Letter and an Ajami Poem - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460311[0003]/040-003460314
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/53
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 4 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-53-3 (opens in a new tab)
- 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:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Unbound manuscript.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Seckou Barro.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)