Collection EAP051/1/1 | Endangered Archives Programme

This sub-fonds represents the materials housed as part of the Modern Archives of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun. The following collections are contained within the Modern Archives: Nji Mapon Collection, Nji Ntuoyu Collection, Nji Nghouh Hamza Collection, Nji Ngoutane Collection, Nji Musa Collection, Gibril Aliyu Collection, Nji Ngaput Collection, Nji Yacouba Nchare Collection, Nji Mbouombouo Ousmanou Mantum Collection, Njibrum Ismaila of Njintut Collection, Njoya Ibrahimou Collection, Nji Mama Nsangou Oekekou Collection, and the Palace Collection. Materials range from c 1896-1975 and concern writings on Bamum history, official records, correspondence, journals, and papers on a variety of subjects.

Collection details

Creation date

c 1896-1975

Languages

Bamun

Scripts

Bamum

Originals information

"The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon".

Reference

EAP051/1/1

Level

Subfonds

Extent

13 Series containing 1,502 files, consisting of 5,556 TIFF images

Legal:

Access is for research purposes only

This collection is part of

Project EAP051:

Bamum script and archives project: saving Africa's written heritage
Collection EAP051/1:

"Bamum manuscript collection of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun (APRB) in the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings in Foumban, Cameroon [c1896-1975]"

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List of People

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/12/459
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 10.5cm x 8cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script; Condition: Poor; Comments: ...
List of names, ages, and money in Arabic, with notes in Akauku Mfemfe script

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/13/14
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 15.3cm x 10cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Arabic with Akauku; Condition: Poor; Comments: The author of the document appears to signify that someone has died by placing a circle with an “X” in it next to their name ...
List of individuals who have contributed money to a group savings organization

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/13/28
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 18.4cm x 7.2cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic; Condition: Poor; Comments: ...
List of People

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/13/31
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 9.5cm x 9cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic; Condition: Poor; page torn; Comments: In most variants (or stages) of the Bamum script, there is a special name indicator sign known as a “njomli” which appear ...
List of names and money contributed; reverse is Arabic script

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/13/32
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 9cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic; Condition: Poor; Comments: ...
List of people who have contributed money; reverse includes one line in...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/13/34
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 6.7cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic; Condition: Poor; Comments: ...
List of people who made a contribution

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/13/49
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 11cm x 8.2cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic; Condition: Poor; page torn; Comments: written on the back of scrap paper, which appears to be a court summons from a Nigerian court or perhaps a court in the ...
List of items received by Abdou from Daouda and the sale prices of those objects

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/13/66
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16.2cm x 4.7cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script; Condition: Poor; torn; Comments: ...
List of names

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/13/85
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 17.9cm x 7cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and slight Arabic script; Condition: Poor; Comments: ...
Note on money collected, with the days of the week in Arabic listed

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/13/102
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16.1cm x 9.7cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script; Condition: Poor; Comments: ...
List of various individuals

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/13/116
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 8.7cm x 7cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script; Condition: Poor; Comments: As is often the case, the Arabic numerals represented here at the “Eastern” Arabic numerals, as in the Qur'an, as opposed to ...