بنات سعاد

Transliterated title: Banāt Su‛ād.

The manuscript is a copy of an ancient Arabic poem by Ka'b bin Zuhayr, a famous Arab poet who was initially one of the fiercest critics of Prophet Muḥammad. His criticisms had put him in danger of losing his life. He finally repented and asked for forgiveness to Prophet Muḥammad who forgave him. The poem is wriitten in Arabic with multilingual glosses in Arabic and Mandinka.

Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his father after his death.

Extent and format of original material: 61 pages.

Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Due to the age and poor conservation condition, some words may be hard to read. There also signs of water damage.

Owner(s) of original material: Lamine Cisse.

Author(s) of original material: Ka'b bin Zuhayr.

Scribe of original material: Arfang Aliou Cisse.

Additional script information: Soninke Ajami.