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Bamum Script: An African Writing System

Sultan Ibrahim Njoya: A Scholar-King

The books and articles listed in this section of the guide deal with biography and genealogy concerning the Sultan Ibrahim Njoya and the Bamum kingdom.

The rare Manuscript Topographic Map, called Lewa ngu (the Book of the Country) Foumban, circa 1920, was drawn by Ibrahim Njoya, cousin to the ruler, Sultan Ibrahim Njoya, Bamum Kingdom, Cameroon. Image use by permission of Librairie HÉRODOTE à Paris.

Detail of the Manuscript Topographic Map of the Bamum Kingdom in Cameroon. Image use by permission of Librairie HÉRODOTE à Paris.


The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.