Archival records from Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal (EAP1042)

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  • Celebrating Prophet Muhammad

    File Ref: EAP1042/1/1
    Transliterated title: Biniiboo.The manuscript is a long poem that praises Prophet Muhammad. It celebrates his virtues and retraces his life and the…

  • History of Bounkiling in Arabic

    File Ref: EAP1042/2/2
    A contemporary Arabic document, which deals with the history of the town of Bounkiling, the arrival of Islam, and the communities that first…

  • Tribute to Bijini Scholars and Prayers

    File Ref: EAP1042/7/1
    Transliterated title: Bijini Alfaalu Kidimando aniŋ Duwaalu.There two small manuscripts in this collection. The first is an Arabic poem copied from…

  • Collection of Mandinka Ajami Texts

    File Ref: EAP1042/10/2
    Contains a collection of documents dealing with peace in Casamance and the world, the dangers of alcoholism, drug use, and divorce. The documents…

  • Clarifiying Religious Precepts

    File Ref: EAP1042/11/7
    Transliterated title: Diinoo Koyindiraŋo.The manuscript is a photocopy from the original written in Arabic. It is a manual for understanding Islam…

  • Biography of the Great Scholar

    File Ref: EAP1042/14/1
    Transliterated title: Moor Baa la Taariixoo.The manuscript is a biography of the Mandinka scholar called Fode Koule Sylla (1752-1843), also known…

  • Collection of Bilingual Texts I

    File Ref: EAP1042/21/6
    Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I.Contains a rich collection of ephemeral texts. They deal with prayers and techniques used to address…

  • Collection of Bilingual Texts

    File Ref: EAP1042/28/1
    Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu.The first manuscript in this collection is a copy of an Arabic devotional poem called Marmūz al-Tantaranī…

  • Mandinka Devotional Poetry

    File Ref: EAP1042/33/1
    Transliterated title: Mandinkakaŋ Suukuwo.The manuscript is written by the famous Mandinka religious scholar, poet, and educator, Kang Kalifa Diaby…

  • Dureedubaa

    File Ref: EAP1042/38/3
    The manuscript, called Dureedubaa by its owner, provides a local history of Sufi writings and training. It celebrates scholars who devoted their…

  • A 19th-Century Wolof Scholar

    File Ref: EAP1042/38/12
    Transliterated title: Khaly Madiakhate Kala.The manuscript is an Arabic poem dealing with important historical events and figures in the 19th…

  • Kombo and Kaabu History

    File Ref: EAP1042/40/1
    Transliterated title: Kombo Niŋ Kaabu Tariikoo.The manuscript provides the origin of the different Mandinka family names and the migrations of the…

  • Pakaawu History

    File Ref: EAP1042/41/1
    Transliterated title: Pakaawu Taariko.The manuscript is a copy from the original document written in Mandinka Ajami. It deals with the history of…

  • History of Darsilami-Pakao

    File Ref: EAP1042/51/1
    Transliterated title: Darsilami-Pakaawu la Taarixoo.The Mandinka Ajami manuscript in this collection deals with the founding of the present-day…

  • Collection of Bilingual Texts I

    File Ref: EAP1042/54/1
    Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I.Contains a collection of six small documents written in Arabic and Mandinka Ajami. Included is a…