Descendants of Heerebaa Daraame 1 (Heerebaa Daraame la Lasiloo 1)
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| Title | Descendants of Heerebaa Daraame 1 (Heerebaa Daraame la Lasiloo 1) |
| Author or Owner | Malang Diafoune (owner) |
| Subject | Heritage, Legacy, Mosques, History, Pakaawu, Pakao, Casamance, Biography, Karantabaa |
| Content | The manuscript deals with the legacy and descendants of the great Mandinka scholar, Foode Heerebaa Daraame (1680-1775), who founded the town of Suunaa-Karantabaa in Pakaawu, the Mandinka heartland in Casamance in southern Senegal. The text deals with the importance of Suunaa-Karantabaa, the descendants and legacy of Foode Heerebaa Daraame, including his four sons and three daughters and their offsprings. The document also deals with the foundations of eleven mosques and villages of Pakaawu and the people who built them. Finally, the text highlights the sacradeness of the mosques of Pakaawu and the divine blessings that those who pray there would receive. Overall, the document highlights the importance of mosques in the foundations of Mandinka villages in Pakaawu. The document complements manuscript 17. |
| Genre | Prose |
| Language | Mandinka |
| Script | Mandinka Ajami |
| Manuscript condition | The manuscript is stained but legible. |
| Type | Handwritten |
| Publisher | Unpublished |
| Provenance | Kolda, Senegal |
| Source Reference | British Library: https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-41-1;
Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. 2018. African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: https://open.bu.edu/handle/2144/37328 |
| Access condition and copyright | These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu). |
| Contributors | Fallou Ngom, Ablaye Diakite, Bala Saho, Ousmane Cisse, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Eric Schmidt, Marie Binta Badji, Alison Parker, Shawn Provencal, and Mark Lewis. |
| Required citation information | Fallou Ngom (PI), Ablaye Diakite, Bala Saho, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Ousmane Cisse, and other contributors. 2022. “Descendants of Heerebaa Daraame 1.” https://sites.bu.edu/nehajami/the-four-languages/mandinka/mandinka-manuscripts/heerebaa-daraame-la-lasiloo-1/ |
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