Archival records from Bamum script and archives project: saving Africa's written heritage (EAP051)

List of Persons (Census) [1902-1912]

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/1/2

Leaves: 17; Pages: 32; Measurements: 27cm x 20cm; Dates ca. 1902-1912; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Brittle and decomposing paper; edges torn throughout; Comments: Acquired from Nji Mapon, heir of Mapon, daughter of King Njoya. The place and year of th ...

Notes on Qur'anic verse and a letter in Arabic language regarding money...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/5/31

Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 15cm x 12cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script; Condition: Fair; Comments. ...

Instruction regarding Numerology from the Qur'an and its application in...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/5/42

Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 9.5cm x 9cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script; Condition: Poor (ripped); Comments: This is perhaps written on an old envelope, as a partial stamp (postage stampcancellation?) can be seen reading “Bam ...

Notes on the Islamic Faith

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/5/74

Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 18cm x 13.7cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on the reverse of a school exercise book depicting a medieval knight on horseback. ...

"Note of NGBORON Oumarou regarding carrying a corpse to Mapa, with a...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/6/10

Leaves: 1; Pages: 2 (with one page divided into 2); Measurements: 17.6cm x 10.4cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script; Condition: Poor; Comments. ...

Names of individuals and The Verse of the Throne from the Holy Qur'an in...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/108

Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku mfemfe in pencil and blue ink (ball point pen); Condition: Good; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book. ...

Notes by Nji Mbuombuo regarding Qur'anic translation

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/109

Leaves: 2; Pages: 4; Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book. ...

Notes by Nji Mbuombuo regarding the translation of some Qur'anic verses

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/110

Leaves: 3; Pages: 6; Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book. ...

Notes by Nji Mbuombuo regarding the translation of the Qur'an

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/111

Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book. ...

"Lists of names and amounts owed, along with the transliteration of...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/113

Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book. ...

Notes by Nji Mbouombouo on the Qur'an

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/114

Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book. ...

"Lists of names of people and Jangui contributions, along with Qur'...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/116

Leaves: 5; Pages: 10 (several pages photographed as a single image); Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku mfemfe in blue ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book. ...

Leather document bag [early twentieth century]

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/10/1

Leaves:; Pages:; Measurements: 20cm x 14cm; Dates early twentieth century; Script:; Condition: Fair (two images of bag, front and back); Comments. ...

Leather cover of book (front and back) with two inserts: note on the book and...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/10/2

Leaves: book covers plus two inserts; Pages:; Measurements: 16cm x 12cm (book covers); Dates Early twentieth century; Script: Akauku Nyiet with earlier variations and printed roman script (German); Condition: Good; Comments. ...

Christian book for Bamum people [early twentieth century]

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/10/3

Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 13.4cm x 10cm; Dates Early twentieth century; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Fair; Comments: Note that oil spilled on this book in the 1980s while in NFONKAO Ousmanou’s handsand this renders the pages blurry. Therefore, ...

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