Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu VII.
Contains a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami collection of numerous documents, including formulas and receipts for various social preoccupations (including helping women with infertility problems), special prayers for particular preoccupations (including protection from real and imagined enemies), incantation texts, and divination techniques and signs. Classical Arabic knowledge alone is not sufficient to make sense of these documents. Dual literacy in classical Arabic and Mandinka Ajami is necessary in order to access the contents of some of these documents.
Custodial history: The owner inherited the the oldest documents in the collection from his father, Mamadou Lamine Diante. His father was a Mandinka scholar who served as a Quranic teacher and farmer until his death.
Extent and format of original material: 51 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Some documents show signs of water damage.
Owner(s) of original material: Issa Diante.
Author(s) of original material: Mamadou Lamine Diante; Issa Diante.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
