literary manuscripts and administrative/judicial records

Evidence

"The National Records Office (NRO) houses about 15 000 literary manuscripts. The NRO possesses one collection... unique in an African Islamic context, namely the administrative and judicial records of the Mahdist state (1882–98), estimated to comprise some 250 000 items."

Remarks

Sudan possesses a rich manuscript tradition due to exceptionally dry climatic conditions (p. 333-334). The National Records Office in Khartoum houses a massive documentation of 15,000 literary manuscripts and 250,000 Mahdist state records, though they are noted as not being properly conserved or catalogued (p. 333).