Yancouba Seydi Manuscript Collection
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Ramuloo: Divination
The manuscript is a copy of a divination manual in Mandinka Ajami. Divination is popular in Muslim Africa. It is known in Senegambian Mandinka communities as Ramuloo (from Arabic: Khatt al-Raml). Muslim religious leaders ... -
Kitaaboo Foloota: The Book Began
The document is a Mandinka Ajami devotional poem titled Kitaaboo Foloota (English: The Book Began), which alludes to the beginning of the Quran. The poem praises God and Prophet Muḥammad and teaches tawḥīd (English: oneness ... -
Images of Yancouba Seydi and the community of Diatouma
(2018-10-04)Images of manuscript owner Yancouba Seydi and the community of Diatouma, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in October 2018.