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Collection of Bilingual Texts VII

Title	Collection of Bilingual Texts VII
Publication Place	Senegal, Africa -
Type	belge
Language	ara,mnk
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Pages Count	51
Library:	British Library - Endangered Archives Program (EAP)
Record ID	EAP1042/32/7
Library Location	Boston University
Notes	Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu VII. Contains a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami collection of numerous documents, including formulas and receipts for various social preoccupations (including helping women with infertility problems), special prayers for particular preoccupations (including protection from real and imagined enemies), incantation texts, and divination techniques and signs. Classical Arabic knowledge alone is not sufficient to make sense of these documents. Dual literacy in classical Arabic and Mandinka Ajami is necessary in order to access the contents of some of these documents. Custodial history: The owner inherited the the oldest documents in the collection from his father, Mamadou Lamine Diante. His father was a Mandinka scholar who served as a Quranic teacher and farmer until his death. Extent and format of original material: 51 pages. Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Some documents show signs of water damage. Owner(s) of original material: Issa Diante. Author(s) of original material: Mamadou Lamine Diante; Issa Diante. Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
Atıf	Collection of Bilingual Texts VII, British Library, EAP1042/32/7, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-32-7
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 VII

Publication Place Senegal, Africa -

Type belge

Language ara,mnk

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Pages Count 51

Library British Library - Endangered Archives Program (EAP)

Record ID EAP1042/32/7

Library Location Boston University

Notes Transliterated title: Kandoolu Kitaaboolu VII. Contains a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka Ajami collection of numerous documents, including formulas and receipts for various social preoccupations (including helping women with infertility problems), special prayers for particular preoccupations (including protection from real and imagined enemies), incantation texts, and divination techniques and signs. Classical Arabic knowledge alone is not sufficient to make sense of these documents. Dual literacy in classical Arabic and Mandinka Ajami is necessary in order to access the contents of some of these documents. Custodial history: The owner inherited the the oldest documents in the collection from his father, Mamadou Lamine Diante. His father was a Mandinka scholar who served as a Quranic teacher and farmer until his death. Extent and format of original material: 51 pages. Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. Some documents show signs of water damage. Owner(s) of original material: Issa Diante. Author(s) of original material: Mamadou Lamine Diante; Issa Diante. Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.

Atıf Collection of Bilingual Texts VII, British Library, EAP1042/32/7, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-32-7

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