Arabic script
Mali
17th Century
Source: Hassane, M. (2008). Ajami in Africa: the use of Arabic script in the transcription of African languages. In S. Jeppie & S.B. Diagne (Eds.), The Meanings of Timbuktu. HSRC Press.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"The text is written in Arabic script and the words are a mixture of Arabic and the local Hassani language."
Remarks
The ink is used to transcribe a mixture of Arabic and local Hassani language in Manuscript No. 6113, preserved at the Ahmed Baba Institute (p. 109). The document represents the linguistic adaptation of the Arabic script for local African languages, a process termed 'Ajami' (p. 113).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionMali
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorHassane, M.
CollectionAhmed Baba Institute
Language
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