Title in original script: كتاب العلم.
Transliterated title: Kitāb al-'Ilm.
The manuscript is a copy from an Arabic original with recent glosses in Mandinka Ajami, which was made thirty two years ago. It discusses the importance of knowledge. It highlights how the benefits dwarf the difficulties that one necessarily encounters in the quest for knowledge.
Custodial history: The owner copied it from the original.
Extent and format of original material: 4 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Ibrahima Bayo.
Scribe of original material: Ibrahima Bayo.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
