{"id":813,"date":"2020-01-09T15:02:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T20:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/?page_id=813"},"modified":"2022-08-31T17:07:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T21:07:23","slug":"daarusalaami-pakaawu-la-taariko","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/the-four-languages\/mandinka\/mandinka-manuscripts\/daarusalaami-pakaawu-la-taariko\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Daarusalaami-Pakaawu (Daarusalaami-Pakaawu la Taariko)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Title<\/td>\nThe History of Daarusalaami-Pakaawu (Daarusalaami-Pakaawu la Taariko)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Author or Owner<\/td>\nSadioba Drame (owner)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subject<\/td>\nSettlement of Daarusalaami-Pakaawu, Sedhiou, Casamance, Mandinka History, Dreams<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Content<\/td>\nThis manuscript tells the history of the settlement of Daarusalaami-Pakaawu and its inhabitants. The village was built by Kariimu Ishaaka in 1715. He came from Suunaa-Karantaba. A hunter by the name of Kunsandi\u014b Daraame first dreamt of the village while sleeping in the forest. He then shared his dream with Kariimu Ishaaka, inspiring him to found the village on the site of the dream. It then tells the story of how the village burned each year for the first seven years after its founding because Kariimu Ishaaka and his brothers forgot to inform the children of a Muslim scholar\u2019s warning not to burn the site of the village after clearing it. It also covers the first inhabitants to move to the new village and their families. The manuscript then details all the compounds that were established and the first imams of the village mosque. The manuscript highlights the importance of dreams and of obeying the advice of Muslim scholars.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genre<\/td>\nProse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language<\/td>\nMandinka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Script<\/td>\nMandinka Ajami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manuscript condition<\/td>\nHandwritten, in good condition, legible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type<\/td>\nHandwritten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publisher<\/td>\nUnpublished<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Provenance<\/td>\nSedhiou, Senegal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source Reference<\/td>\nBritish Library: https:\/\/eap.bl.uk\/archive-file\/EAP1042-51-1<\/a>;<\/span><\/p>\n

Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakit\u00e9, Ablaye. 2018. African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries. <\/span>https:\/\/open.bu.edu\/handle\/2144\/37451<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Access condition and copyright<\/td>\nThese 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).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contributors<\/td>\nFallou Ngom, Ablaye Diakite, Bala Saho, Ousmane Cisse, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Eric Schmidt, Marie Binta Badji, Martin Aucoin, Alison Parker, Shawn Provencal, and Mark Lewis.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Required citation information<\/td>\nFallou Ngom (PI), Ablaye Diakite, Bala Saho, Ousmane Cisse, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Martin Aucoin, and other contributors. 2022. \u201cThe History of Daarusalaami-Pakaawu.\u201d<\/span> https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nehajami\/the-four-languages\/mandinka\/mandinka-manuscripts\/daarusalaami-pakaawu-la-taariko\/<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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