This fonds consists of digital surrogates of the Bamum manuscript collections of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun. The three divisions within the Archives - Modern Archives, Reserve Archives and Museum Collection - are represented here, consisting of correspondence, journals, official palace records, calendars, maps, scientific and medical papers, and illustrations. The records were created and received by the Bamum royal family c1876-1975. A range of languages and scripts are represented in the archive, predominantly the variants of Bamum writing system - Lewa, Mbima, Nyi Nyi Nfa, Nyi Nfa Mfw Rii, Nyi Mfw Rii Men, A Ka Or Ku, and Mfemfe - alongside English, French and Arabic. Shumom, the artificial language invented by Bamom Ibrahim Njoya, also occurs within the documents. Many of the documents are transliterations in Bamum, Arabic and Latin scripts.
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Map of the boundaries of the Bamum Kingdom drawn by King Njoya himself, with...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 11cm x 13cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Includes official stamp of King NJOYA; appears to have been written on an old receipt ... -
Maps and plans for the Construction of the house of ISSOFA with...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22.5cm x 16cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Detailed road map by Nji MAMA with names identified in Bamum script
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 12.1cm x 10cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
List of names of various people and a little road map with identifications in...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16.2cm x 12.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Large Map of the Bamum Kingdom, with identifications in the Bamum script
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 46cm x 36cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Little Road Map written on the back of an exercise book
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 17cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in faint pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Large Map of the Bamum Kingdom with Identifications in Bamum Script by Nji MAMA
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 63cm x 40cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor condition; Comments: Nji Mama is regarded as a great map maker of the Bamum Kingdom, for which thiselaborately drawn map provides evidence ... -
Map indicating the limits of two villages with identifications in Bamum...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 19.5cm x 13.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Detailed Road Map with Names of some Localities and Personalities identified...
Leaves: 3; Pages: 6; Measurements: 20cm x 12cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Maps await future examination for further details ... -
Map of Government Buildings with identifications in Bamum script and French
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 17.3cm x 16.2cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Road Maps with identifications in Bamum script along with detailed Records of...
Leaves: 6; Pages: 12; Measurements: 16.6cm x 6.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet and Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Detailed Road Map with identifications of localities in Bamum script by Nji MAMA
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20cm x 12.2cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Map extends from one page to the next (that is, the reverse side). ... -
Map of unknown territory
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 27cm x 23cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku mfemfe and roman script (for Bamum); Condition: Poor; covered in dust and mud; document is torn in several places; Comments: ... -
Nji Mama’s detailed map of an unknown location
Leaves: 1 very large sheet that has separated into 2 (8 images); Pages:; Measurements: 179cm x 50.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: map includes several variants of the Bamum script, including the most recent: Akauku; Condition: Fair (torn parts); Comments: The ...
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