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EAP1042/54/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003460331
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460330
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288955.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/54/1
- Title:
- Collection of Bilingual Texts I
- Additional Titles:
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Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I.
Contains a collection of six small documents written in Arabic and Mandinka Ajami. Included is a biography of Prophet Muḥammad and devotional poems that trace and celebrate his origin and achievements. The other documents, which are mostly written in Mandinka Ajami, deal with a variety of topics. These include the seven saints of Pakao; the origin of the founder of Pakao and why and how he came there from Timbuktu, Mali; Pakao history, its initial leaders, first villages, and first mosques built; the names of leading female leaders of Pakao and their respective villages (which is now used to pray for women who wish to be married); and, a copy of the Mandinka calendar with the months and the days of each month that has been in use in Mandinka communities since before colonization.
Custodial history: The materials are part of the owner's research archives.
Extent and format of original material: 16 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Ink stains may make some text difficult to read.
Owner(s) of original material: Seckou Dabo.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460330
040-003460331 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/54 : Seckou Dabo Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/54/1 : Collection of Bilingual Texts I - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460330[0001]/040-003460331
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/54
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 16 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-54-1 (opens in a new tab)
- 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:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.
Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Unbound manuscript. Ink stains may make some text difficult to read.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Seckou Dabo.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)