Malang Kouyate Manuscript Collection
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Item Images of Arfang Malang Kouyate and the community of Medina Bouli(2018-07-21) Ngom, IbrahimaImages taken with manuscript owner Arfang Malang Kouyate and the community of Medina Bouli, Kolda, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in July 2018.Item Kitaabu Kutoo: New ManuscriptKaloga, SeckouAn new Arabic-Mandinka Ajami bilingual text, which includes various types of prayers and the number of times to recite them as well as formulas to address local social preoccupations, including how to be wealthy and famous. While the prayers and formulas are written in classical Arabic, the instructions on how to use them are generally written in Mandinka Ajami. Dual literacy in classical Arabic and Ajami is necessary to understand all the content of the manuscript.Item Kitaabu Kotoolu: Old ManuscriptsKouyate, Arfang SadaContains a collection of several old Islamic manuscripts written in classical Arabic. They include texts in prose and poetry dealing with religious subjects, and prayers and numerological figures to address people’s preoccupations, including health-related concerns.Item Kandoolu Kitaaboolu: Collection of Bilingual TextsKouyate, Arfang SadaThe collection contains several old manuscripts. Most of the manuscripts are written in classical Arabic. They are written in prose and poetry. Some are copies of the original works by important Muslim scholars dealing with religious subjects. Others have glosses in Arabic, Soninke, and Mandinka Ajami. The documents include Mandinka incantations and texts with special figures and numerological formulas to address various social and health problems, including infertility. The Ajami texts are generally vocalized.