Digital images of records created and accumulated by the Royal Bamum Palace since the late nineteenth and early twentieth century under the direction of Sultan Ibrahim Njoya (r. 1889-1933), Sultan Seidou Njimolouh (r. 1933-1992), and the current Sultan Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya (r. 1992-present). Materials range from c 1896-1965 and consist of writings on Bamum history, official records and correspondence of the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings, and a range of writings of artistic and scientific scope, such as calendars, maps, and manuals on medicine and love. Document bags and ephemera have also been photographed. The Reserve Archives collection is located in the office of late Sultan Seidou Njimolouh Njoya.
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List of prayers in Arabic script with instructions on recitation
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Arabic script; Condition: Fair; Comments: ... -
Genealogy of a family
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Names of family not identified in first reading ... -
List of ingredients for a particular medicine
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: ... -
Letter to Mfon Pessi and a list of names
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: ... -
Medicine to catch fish in a net
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and slight Arabic script in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Short history of Sakue, granddaughter of King Ngapna
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe script in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: possibly referring to a letter written by Ngapna to Fifen ... -
Record of a Jangui won by Abdou
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe script in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Historical notes on the son of Njiasse
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe script in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Notes on a Jangui: names of contributors and contributions
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe script in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Medicine to protect against hearing loss
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe script in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Medicine to enhance female fertility
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe script in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Note concerning the debt of Ibrahimou, with witnesses Yacouba and Oumarou
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 9cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and slight Arabic script in pencil; Condition: Poor (torn); Comments: ... -
Islamic talisman and writing
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Arabic script in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: contains magic square ... -
Records of a Jangui, a community savings organization
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: ... -
Records of a Jangui, a community savings organization
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: ...
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