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Collection of Bilingual Texts I

Title	Collection of Bilingual Texts I
Publication Place	Mali, Africa, Senegal, Africa, Timbuktu, Mali -
Type	Document
Language	ara,mnk
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Pages Count	16
Library:	British Library - Endangered Archives Program (EAP)
Record ID	EAP1042/54/1
Library Location	Boston University
Notes	Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of six small documents written in Arabic and Mandinka Ajami. Included is a biography of Prophet Muḥammad and devotional poems that trace and celebrate his origin and achievements. The other documents, which are mostly written in Mandinka Ajami, deal with a variety of topics. These include the seven saints of Pakao; the origin of the founder of Pakao and why and how he came there from Timbuktu, Mali; Pakao history, its initial leaders, first villages, and first mosques built; the names of leading female leaders of Pakao and their respective villages (which is now used to pray for women who wish to be married); and, a copy of the Mandinka calendar with the months and the days of each month that has been in use in Mandinka communities since before colonization. Custodial history: The materials are part of the owner's research archives. Extent and format of original material: 16 pages. Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Ink stains may make some text difficult to read. Owner(s) of original material: Seckou Dabo. Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
Atıf	Collection of Bilingual Texts I, British Library, EAP1042/54/1, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-54-1
Yazı sistemleri	Arabic
Atıf koşulları	Except as otherwise permitted under your national copyright law this material may not be copied or distributed further
Görüntü yönü	right-to-left

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British Library - Endangered Archives Program (EAP)

Collection of Bilingual Texts I

Publication Place Mali, Africa, Senegal, Africa, Timbuktu, Mali -

Type Document

Language ara,mnk

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Pages Count 16

Library British Library - Endangered Archives Program (EAP)

Record ID EAP1042/54/1

Library Location Boston University

Notes Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu I. Contains a collection of six small documents written in Arabic and Mandinka Ajami. Included is a biography of Prophet Muḥammad and devotional poems that trace and celebrate his origin and achievements. The other documents, which are mostly written in Mandinka Ajami, deal with a variety of topics. These include the seven saints of Pakao; the origin of the founder of Pakao and why and how he came there from Timbuktu, Mali; Pakao history, its initial leaders, first villages, and first mosques built; the names of leading female leaders of Pakao and their respective villages (which is now used to pray for women who wish to be married); and, a copy of the Mandinka calendar with the months and the days of each month that has been in use in Mandinka communities since before colonization. Custodial history: The materials are part of the owner's research archives. Extent and format of original material: 16 pages. Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Ink stains may make some text difficult to read. Owner(s) of original material: Seckou Dabo. Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.

Atıf Collection of Bilingual Texts I, British Library, EAP1042/54/1, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-54-1

Yazı sistemleri Arabic

Atıf koşulları Except as otherwise permitted under your national copyright law this material may not be copied or distributed further

Görüntü yönü right-to-left