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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
- 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. 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)