Special Prayers

Transliterated title: Duwaaraŋ Kummaayariŋo.

Contains a collection of several Arabic-Mandinka Ajami bilingual documents written in different types of paper and by different hands. The documents include Mandinka Ajami commentaries on Arabic phrases dealing with some Islamic rituals and special prayers using Arabic phrases, numerals, names of God and Prophet Muḥammad, figures, and Mandinka incantation language.

Custodial history: The owner inherited the materials from his father.

Extent and format of original material: 43 pages.

Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Ink stains may make some text difficult to read. Some parts are torn.

Owner(s) of original material: Seckou Dabo.

Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.