Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21.6cm x 13.7cm; Dates 1911; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Poor; Comments: This document is written in the Shümom language, which is the artificial spoken language invented by King Njoya (as opposed to the conventional Bamum language, called “Shü pamom”). In this document, as in many others, one can observe the lines scratched on the page with a quill prior to writing to keep lines evenly spaced on the written page.
"History of Three Children of MFORIFUM: NCHARE, MFOMBAM and NGUONSO, who departed Rifum [1911]"
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Creation date:
1911
Languages:
Bamun
Scripts:
Bamum
Content type:
Document
Originals information:
"The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon".
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EAP051/1/1/2/9
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File
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2 TIFF images
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