Africa's Manuscripts
Manuscripts from across Africa. Astronomy, medicine, law, poetry, and philosophy from Timbuktu, Sokoto, Ethiopia, Sudan, Zanzibar, and beyond.
Ancient History - Works In Public Domain (Published Before 1923) Part Four
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Timbuktu, Mali
Ancient History - Works In Public Domain (Published Before 1923) Part Four For more books see Parts One to Three: Ancient History - Works In Public Domain (Published Before 1923) P...
Library of Political Secrets #8 - Jews Want to Dominate the Negroes (1982)
BAKONY, Itsvan
Timbuktu, Mali
Crypto or hidden Jews in the World's Black communities; Falasha and the African Slave Trade. International Judaism has used the Falasha or Black Ethiopian Jews to infiltrate the Ne...
New Testament Ethiopic Amharic 1874 Book4
Eglise, Eglise Copte, Eglise Evangelique, Dieu, Kristus, sources du Nil, en Nubie et en Abyssinie Castera., des Galla, de Choa et d'Ifat, Nubie Jesus Christ Afrique, Ahmed ben Abd el-Kader en-Nasri, Tombouctou, L'esclavage, Somali, Ismail, ismael, ishmael, , Mattieu, Marc Mark, Luke, Jean, Combes et M. Tamisier,
Timbuktu, Mali
Book Section 4 of the New Testament Gospel in Ethiopian in Amharic Script This is the New Testament in Ethiopic (Amharic) translated in 1874. In order to make this Ebook more acces...
New Testament Ethiopic Amharic 1874 Book1
God, Geez, Ethiopic, Ethiopian, Eglise Copte, Early Christians Africa, Etiopiens, BFBS, Kebra Nagast, British Bible Society,
Timbuktu, Mali
Book Section 1 of the New Testament Gospel in Ethiopian in Amharic Script This is the New Testament in Ethiopic (Amharic) translated in 1874. In order to make this Ebook more acces...
John O. Hunwick Timbuktu And The Songhay Empire Al Sa' Di's Ta' Rikh Al Sudan Down To 1613 And Other Contemporary Documents ( 2003, Brill Academic Publishers) Libgen.lc
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Intersection - Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch, Acts 8.26-40
Pastor Dan
Timbuktu, Mali
Part of a sermon series through the Acts of the Apostles. This sermon deals with the conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch....
New Testament Ethiopic Amharic 1874 Book6
Prince Makonnen, and Prince Sahle Selassie, Iron Lion Zion, Rastafari Messiah, Addis Abeba,Grounation Day, Dieu Afrique, Taytu Somal¡es, Afar, Gurage, Argoba, diferentes tribus minotiarias, tales como, Tribu Surma, Tribu Mursi, Dinkinesh, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, Haile Gebrselassie, Nazret, Addis, Ethiopic, Copte, Ababa, Adigrat, Adwa u Ambo, Arba Minch, Asella, Awasa, Axum, Bahir Dar, Debre Berhan, Debre Marqos, Debre Tabor, Debre Zeyit, Degehabur u Dembidolo, Dessie u Dila, Dire Dawa,Gambela, Goba, Gode, Gondar, Harar, Irgalem, Jijiga, Jimma u Kebri Dahar, Kombolcha, Mekele, Negele Arsi, Negele Boran
Timbuktu, Mali
Book Section 6 (of 7) of the New Testament Gospel in Ethiopian in Amharic Script This is the New Testament in Ethiopic (Amharic) translated in 1874. In order to make this Ebook mor...
"From Babylon To Timbuktu"
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Perception of Female Islamiyah School Students on Sokoto Caliphate Literature: Insights from Gwadabawa, Sokoto, Nigeria
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Perception of Female Islamiyah School Students on Sokoto Caliphate Literature: Insights from Gwadabawa, Sokoto, Nigeria
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New Testament Ethiopic Amharic 1874 Book5
Testament Ethiopic Amharic 1874, La rose du Liban, El fureidis, Cummins, Terre sainte, Liban, Phenicie, Palestine occidentale, Tafari Makonnen, Egziabeher, tabot, sallase, Abu Rumi, Higge Orit, Kashrut, Higge, Wongiel two Books of the Covenant, four Books of Sinodos, Alaqa Gebre Hanna, Etiop¡a, rastafarismo, Ras Makonnen Woldemikael Gudessa, Weyziro Yeshimebet Ali Abajifar, Iglesia Cristiana Copta Jamaicana,, Sabbot, Janhoy, Talaqu Meri, and Abba Tekel., Jah, Woizero Altayech, Fitawrari Habte Giorgis Dinagde,Menelik II, Balemulu Siltan, Ras Hailu Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam Province, Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu of Begemder Province, Ras Makonnen Endelkachew, and Blattengeta Heruy Welde Sellase, Hoare Laval , Mount Entoto, Menen Asfaw, Haile Selassie, Princess Tenagnework, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, Tsehai, Princess Zenebework, Prince Makonnen, and Prince Sahle Selassie, Iron Lion Zion, Rastafari Messiah, Addis Abeba, Abishag the Shunammite, Targum Sheni, Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia Yemen, Victor Guerin, Saint Marc,
Timbuktu, Mali
Book Section 5 of the New Testament Gospel in Ethiopian in Amharic Script This is the New Testament in Ethiopic (Amharic) translated in 1874. In order to make this Ebook more acces...
Beyond Timbuktu An Intellectual History Of Muslim West Africa
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From Babylon To Timbuktu A History Of The Ancient
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تاريخ الفتاش في أخبار البلدان والجيوش وأكابر الناس وذكر وقائع التكرور تأليف القاضي محمود كعت التنبكتي، دراسة وتعليق آدم بمبا
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The conservation and preservation of Islamic manuscripts : proceedings of the third conference of al-Furqān Islamic Heritage Foundation : 18th-19th November 1995)
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Timbuktu, Mali
Part of the Africana Reference Collection at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's International & Area Studies Library....
The Gǝʿǝz Manuscripts Collection from the Monastery of Däbrä Ṣǝyon (Abunä Abrǝham, Tǝgray, Ethiopia)
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Timbuktu, Mali
The article is a general survey and report of the digitization of the Däbrä Ṣǝyon (Gär ʿ alta, T ǝ gray) manuscripts, a monastery dedicated to Abunä Abrǝha...
Devotions to St. Michael, c. 19th century
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Timbuktu, Mali
Ms. Eth 3, Ethiopian Manuscript Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Wright Library, Princeton Theological Seminary. Ge'ez manuscript of devotions to Saint Michael (Ethiop...
The Kebra Nagast (Glory of the Kings) - 14th Century Manuscript
Ethiopian Scribes
Axum, Ethiopia
The foundational text of Ethiopian imperial ideology, tracing the lineage of Ethiopian kings to Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Written in Ge'ez, the classical language of Ethiopia...
The Kebra Nagast (Glory of the Kings)
Ethiopian Scribes
Axum, Ethiopia
Foundational text of Ethiopian imperial ideology, tracing kings to Solomon and Sheba....
Ethiopian Coptic Gospel Manuscript
Ethiopian Monastic Scribes
Lalibela, Ethiopia
Illuminated Gospel manuscript from the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, featuring distinctive Ethiopian iconography and Ge'ez script on vellum....
Ethiopian Coptic Gospel Manuscript
Ethiopian Monastic Scribes
Lalibela, Ethiopia
Illuminated Gospel from the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition with distinctive iconography....
Sefer ha-Middot MS Adler JPG Images
Anonymous author, circa 1400.
Timbuktu, Mali
Sefer ha-Middot (ספר המידות) is an anonymous work on ethics in Hebrew; its title is Orḥot Ẓaddiqim (אורחות צדיקים) in its printed editions . This is an aes...
Book of the Blessed Merits of Crafts and Agriculture.
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Book of the Blessed Merits of Crafts and Agriculture.
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Timbuktu, Mali
Timbuktu (present-day Tombouctou in Mali), founded around 1100 as a commercial center for trade across the Sahara Desert, was also an important seat of Islamic learning from the 14...
Mathematics and Geometry for Sudano-Sahelian Architecture
Timbuktu Mathematicians
Timbuktu, Mali
Mathematical principles applied to the construction of mosques and buildings in the distinctive Sudano-Sahelian architectural tradition....
Mathematics and Geometry for Sudano-Sahelian Architecture
Timbuktu Mathematicians
Timbuktu, Mali
Mathematical principles applied to mosques and buildings in the Sudano-Sahelian tradition....
Theological Commentaries on the Quran
Sankore Mosque Scholars
Timbuktu, Mali
Tafsir (Quranic exegesis) produced by scholars at the Sankore Mosque, demonstrating the depth of Islamic theological scholarship in medieval Timbuktu....
Theological Commentaries on the Quran
Sankore Mosque Scholars
Timbuktu, Mali
Tafsir (Quranic exegesis) from the Sankore Mosque, demonstrating the depth of Islamic scholarship in Timbuktu....
Medical Treatises of the Sankore Scholars
Sankore University Physicians
Timbuktu, Mali
Comprehensive medical knowledge covering herbal remedies, surgical techniques, pharmacology, and public health practices from medieval Timbuktu....
Medical Treatises of the Sankore Scholars
Sankore University Physicians
Timbuktu, Mali
Comprehensive medical knowledge covering herbal remedies, surgery, pharmacology, and public health....
Kitab al-Shifa (The Book of Healing) - Timbuktu Copy
Ibn Sina (Avicenna), copied by Timbuktu scribes (980–1037)
Timbuktu, Mali
A Timbuktu-produced copy of Avicenna's famous medical encyclopedia, demonstrating the transmission of classical Islamic medical knowledge to West African scholarly centers....
Commentary on al-Mukhtasar of Khalil
Mohammed Bagayogo (1523–1593)
Timbuktu, Mali
Influential legal commentary by the "Jurist of Timbuktu." Bagayogo's interpretations shaped West African legal practice for centuries....
Commercial Law and Trade Contracts of the Trans-Saharan Routes
Timbuktu Jurists
Timbuktu, Mali
Legal documents governing trans-Saharan trade, including partnership agreements, debt contracts, and regulations for the salt and gold trade....
Commercial Law and Trade Contracts of the Trans-Saharan Routes
Timbuktu Jurists
Timbuktu, Mali
Legal documents governing trans-Saharan trade, salt and gold commerce....
Nayl al-Ibtihaj bi-Tatriz al-Dibaj
Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti (1556–1627)
Timbuktu, Mali
Biographical dictionary of Maliki scholars. One of the most important works of West African Islamic scholarship, cataloging generations of jurists....
Nayl al-Ibtihaj bi-Tatriz al-Dibaj
Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti (1556–1627)
Timbuktu, Mali
Biographical dictionary of Maliki scholars, one of the most important works of West African Islamic scholarship....
Al-Kifaya fi al-Furu' (The Sufficiency in Legal Branches)
Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti (1556–1627)
Timbuktu, Mali
Comprehensive work on Maliki jurisprudence covering contracts, marriage, inheritance, commercial law, and criminal procedure....
Ethiopian Herbal Medicine and Healing Prayers
Ethiopian Healers
Gondar, Ethiopia
Medical manuscript combining herbal remedies with healing prayers, reflecting the integration of physical and spiritual healing in Ethiopian tradition....
Astronomical Tables and Calculations of Timbuktu
Timbuktu Astronomers
Timbuktu, Mali
Mathematical and astronomical calculations used for navigation, agriculture timing, and religious observances in medieval Timbuktu. Includes planetary tables and eclipse prediction...
Astronomical Tables and Calculations of Timbuktu
Timbuktu Astronomers
Timbuktu, Mali
Mathematical and astronomical calculations used for navigation, agriculture timing, and religious observances....
Mi'raj al-Su'ud ila Nayl Majlub al-Sudan
Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti (1556–1627)
Timbuktu, Mali
A treatise on slavery and race in Islamic law. Ahmad Baba argues that conversion to Islam should protect against enslavement. A landmark text in human rights discourse....
Mi'raj al-Su'ud ila Nayl Majlub al-Sudan
Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti (1556–1627)
Timbuktu, Mali
Treatise on slavery and race in Islamic law. A landmark text in human rights discourse....
Philosophical Treatises on Ethics and Governance
Timbuktu Philosophers
Timbuktu, Mali
Philosophical writings on just governance, ethical leadership, and the responsibilities of rulers....
Astronomical Observations from the Chinguetti Observatory
Chinguetti Astronomers
Chinguetti, Mauritania
Astronomical calculations and star charts from the medieval observatory at Chinguetti, a major stop on trans-Saharan trade and scholarship routes....
Astronomical Observations from the Chinguetti Observatory
Chinguetti Astronomers
Chinguetti, Mauritania
Star charts and calculations from the medieval desert observatory at Chinguetti....
Sufi Poetry and Mystical Writings of Timbuktu
Various Timbuktu Sufi Poets
Timbuktu, Mali
Spiritual poetry written by Sufi scholars of Timbuktu. Themes include divine love, spiritual journey, and the relationship between master and disciple....
Sufi Poetry and Mystical Writings of Timbuktu
Various Timbuktu Sufi Poets
Timbuktu, Mali
Spiritual poetry reflecting the mystical traditions of West African Islam....
Tarikh al-Sudan (History of the Sudan)
Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi (1594–1656)
Timbuktu, Mali
Chronicle of the Songhai Empire and Timbuktu. One of the most important primary sources for West African medieval history....
Tarikh al-Sudan (History of the Sudan)
Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi (1594–1656)
Timbuktu, Mali
Chronicle of the Songhai Empire and Timbuktu. Essential primary source for West African medieval history....
Tarikh al-Fattash (Chronicle of the Seeker)
Ibn al-Mukhtar (1600–1670)
Timbuktu, Mali
Major chronicle of the Songhai Empire covering the reigns of Askia Muhammad and his successors....
Tarikh al-Fattash (Chronicle of the Seeker)
Ibn al-Mukhtar (1600–1670)
Timbuktu, Mali
Major chronicle of the Songhai Empire under Askia Muhammad and his successors....
Legal Rulings of the Mauritanian Qadis
Mauritanian Jurists
Ouadane, Mauritania
Collection of legal rulings (fatwas) from the desert libraries of Mauritania, addressing trade disputes, family law, and relations between nomadic communities....
Explanations of Problems in Arithmetic with Examples.
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Explanations of Problems in Arithmetic with Examples.
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Explanations of Problems in Arithmetic with Examples.
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Timbuktu, founded around 1100 as a commercial center for trade across the Sahara Desert, was also an important seat of Islamic learning from the 14th century onward. The libraries ...
Utendi wa Tambuka (The Story of Tambuka)
Bwana Mwengo bin Athumani
Lamu, Kenya
One of the earliest known Swahili epic poems, composed in Arabic script. Recounts the battles of early Islam from a Swahili coastal perspective....
Utendi wa Tambuka (The Story of Tambuka)
Bwana Mwengo bin Athumani
Lamu, Kenya
One of the earliest Swahili epic poems, composed in Arabic script....
Kashf al-Ghummah fi Nafa al-Ummah (The Important Stars Among the Multitude of the Heavens)
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Kashf al-Ghummah fi Nafa al-Ummah (The Important Stars Among the Multitude of the Heavens)
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Kashf al-Ghummah fi Nafa al-Ummah (The Important Stars Among the Multitude of the Heavens)
Nasir al-Din Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn al-Hajj al-Amin al-Tawathi al-Ghalawi
Timbuktu, Mali
Timbuktu, founded around 1100 as a commercial center for trade across the Sahara Desert, was also an important seat of Islamic learning from the 14th century onward. The libraries ...
Chronicles of the Funj Sultanate of Sennar
Sennar Court Historians
Sennar, Sudan
Court chronicles of the Funj Sultanate, documenting the history, diplomacy, and trade of one of Africa's most powerful early modern Islamic states....
Chronicles of the Funj Sultanate of Sennar
Sennar Court Historians
Sennar, Sudan
Court chronicles of the Funj Sultanate documenting diplomacy and trade....
The Desire of the Aspirant
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The Desire of the Aspirant
Baba ibn Ahmad al-Alawi al-Maliki al-Maghribi al-Shingiti
Timbuktu, Mali
Timbuktu (present-day Tombouctou in Mali), founded around 1100 as a commercial center for trade across the Sahara Desert, was also an important seat of Islamic learning from the 14...
Darfur Sultanate Legal Codex
Darfur Jurists
El Fasher, Sudan
Legal codex from the Darfur Sultanate covering land rights, water access, and inter-community relations in the Sahel....
Nur al-Albab (Light of the Hearts)
Usman dan Fodio (1754–1817)
Sokoto, Nigeria
Spiritual and theological treatise on Islamic mysticism and the purification of the soul, widely studied across West Africa....
Nur al-Albab (Light of the Hearts)
Usman dan Fodio (1754–1817)
Sokoto, Nigeria
Spiritual treatise on Islamic mysticism and the purification of the soul....
Usul al-Adl (Foundations of Justice)
Usman dan Fodio (1754–1817)
Sokoto, Nigeria
Foundational legal text of the Sokoto Caliphate by its founder. Establishes principles of Islamic governance, justice, and social reform in Hausaland....
Usul al-Adl (Foundations of Justice)
Usman dan Fodio (1754–1817)
Sokoto, Nigeria
Foundational legal text of the Sokoto Caliphate on Islamic governance and social reform....
Medical Writings of the Sokoto Physicians
Sokoto Scholars
Sokoto, Nigeria
Medical manuscripts from the Sokoto Caliphate combining Islamic medicine with local Hausa and Fulani healing traditions....
Poetry of Nana Asma'u
Nana Asma'u bint Usman dan Fodio (1793–1864)
Sokoto, Nigeria
Poems by the daughter of Usman dan Fodio, one of the most important female scholars in West African history. Her works in Hausa, Fulfulde, and Arabic promoted women's education....
Poetry of Nana Asma'u
Nana Asma'u bint Usman dan Fodio (1793–1864)
Sokoto, Nigeria
Poems by the daughter of Usman dan Fodio promoting women's education in Hausa, Fulfulde, and Arabic....
Swahili-Arabic Trade Correspondence of the Zanzibar Sultanate
Zanzibari Merchants
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Trade letters in Swahili using Arabic script, documenting Indian Ocean trade networks....
Swahili-Arabic Trade Correspondence of the Zanzibar Sultanate
Zanzibari Merchants and Scribes
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Trade letters and contracts in Swahili using Arabic script, documenting the Indian Ocean trade networks connecting Zanzibar to Arabia, India, and beyond....
Zanzibari Medical and Pharmacological Compendium
Zanzibari Physicians
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Medical text combining Indian Ocean pharmacological knowledge with African, Arabic, and Indian healing traditions, reflecting Zanzibar's cosmopolitan culture....
Revelation of Genesis. "The lost ages." From Ethiopian manuscripts of an anonymous, in eight volumes
Rother, Francis. tr
Timbuktu, Mali
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Writings of Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba
Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba (1853–1927)
Touba, Senegal
Theological and spiritual writings by the founder of the Mouride brotherhood, emphasizing non-violent resistance, education, and the dignity of labor....
Writings of Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba
Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba (1853–1927)
Touba, Senegal
Theological writings by the founder of the Mouride brotherhood on non-violence and dignity of labor....
Programme de réhabilitation du patrimoine culturel du Mali et sauvegarde des manuscrits anciens : bilan phases 1 & 2 - mars 2019
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