Lexicon in Shüpamom [early twentieth century]

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Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 28cm x 21cm; Dates Early twentieth century; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Good; Comments: The contents of this entry will need to be verified in the future. Note that oil spilled onthis book in the 1980s while in NFONKAO Ousmanou’s hands and this renders the pages blurry.Therefore, the photographs of the various items appear blurry at times and this is not a result ofphotography but the actual condition of the documents.

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Creation date:
Early 20th century
Languages:
Bamun
Scripts:
Bamum
Content type:
Notebook
Reference:
EAP051/1/1/10/95
Level:
File
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1 TIFF images
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This file is part of

  1. Project EAP051:
    Bamum script and archives project: saving Africa's written heritage
  2. Collection EAP051/1:
    "Bamum manuscript collection of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun (APRB) in the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings in Foumban, Cameroon [c1896-1975]"
  3. Collection EAP051/1/1:
    Modern Archives of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun [c1896-1975]
  4. Collection EAP051/1/1/10:
    Njibrum Ismaila Collection [c1896-1930]
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