Special Prayers

Transliterated title: Duwaaraŋ Kummaayariŋo.

Contains a collection of two manuscripts. The first is a special prayer that combines Arabic litanies with Mandinka incantation language. The text is used for protection from real or imagined evil, invisibility, good luck, and other local preoccupations. The last document, which is written in classical Arabic, and copied by his father in 1987, serves as a special prayer for success and happiness.

Custodial history: The owner inherited the documents from his father, Arfang Yancouba Drame.

Extent and format of original material: 39 pages.

Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Due to water damage, some text may be difficult to read.

Owner(s) of original material: Kalilou Drame.

Scribe of original material: Arfang Yancouba Drame.

Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.