Risālat fī al-naṣīḥat min Muḥammad b. al-Mukhtār b. Aḥmad b. Abūbakr ilā Aḥmad Lobbo (Ḥamda Lāh): Correspondence

A letter sent by Muhammad bun Almukhtar to Ahmad Lobbo about good governance. He gives him advice on the good treatment of his subjects, he draws his attention to the heavy responsibility of the ruler in front of his men and God. He exhorts him to take as models his predecessors as well as giving many other practical counsels on the way to rule. Scribe: Muḥammad b. Amīn b. Muḥammad b. Ṭālib b. ‘Umar b. Jīm al-Kunta al-Busayfī. Extent and format of original material: paper manuscript 20 pages 205x150mm. Physical characteristics of original: Complete but damaged by careless handling.