Manuscript/Mixed Material Translation of the life of Omar ibn Said. Manuscript no. 1. In the name of God, the merciful, the gracious / Omar ben Saeed

View 12 images in sequence.

About this Item

Title
Translation of the life of Omar ibn Said.
Other Title
Manuscript no. 1. In the name of God, the merciful, the gracious
Omar ben Saeed
Summary
Isaac Bird's undated translation of the Life of Omar Ibn Said.
Contributor Names
Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863, author
Bird, Isaac, 1793-1876, translator.
Rothman, Adam, 1971- transcriber.
Omar ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
[Connecticut?] : Isaac Bird, [between 1860 and 1864?]
Subject Headings
-  Said, Omar ibn,--1770?-1863
-  Slave narratives--North Carolina--Manuscripts--Translations into English
-  Slaves' writings, American--Manuscripts--Translations into English
-  Slaves--North Carolina--Biography--Manuscripts--Translations into English
-  Manuscripts--Washington (D.C.)
Notes
-  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
-  Title devised by Library staff.
-  In English.
-  Transcription provided by Dr. Adam Rothman available online.
Medium
12 pages ; 21 x 16 cm
Call Number/Physical Location
E445.N8 O43, no. 27
Digital Id
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amedsaid1831.dw027
Library of Congress Control Number
2018662613
Online Format
online text
image
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2018662613
Additional Metadata Formats
MARCXML Record
MODS Record
Dublin Core Record
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Manifest (JSON/LD)

Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Omar Ibn Said Collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Omar Ibn Said Collection.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Said, Omar Ibn, 1770?-1863, Author, Adam Rothman, and Omar Ibn Said Collection. Translation of the life of Omar ibn Said. translateds by Bird, Isaac, Lator [Connecticut?: isaac bird, between 1860 and 1864?, 1860] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018662613/.

APA citation style:

Said, O. I., Rothman, A. & Omar Ibn Said Collection. (1860) Translation of the life of Omar ibn Said. Bird, I., trans [Connecticut?: isaac bird, between 1860 and 1864?] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018662613/.

MLA citation style:

Said, Omar Ibn, 1770?-1863, Author, Adam Rothman, and Omar Ibn Said Collection. Translation of the life of Omar ibn Said. trans by Bird, Isaac, Lator [Connecticut?: isaac bird, between 1860 and 1864?, 1860] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018662613/>.

More Manuscripts/Mixed Material like this

  • Manuscript/Mixed Material
    The life of Omar ben Saeed, a Foulah slave
    Mr. Cotheal's translation of Omar ben Saeed's letter to Paul     Alexander Cotheal's translation of the Life of Omar Ibn Said.
    • Contributor: Cotheal, Alexander Isaac - Omar Ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress) - Said, Omar Ibn
    • Date: 1848
  • Manuscript/Mixed Material
    The life of Omar ben Saeed, called Morro, a Fullah Slave in Fayetteville, N.C. Owned by ... Manuscript. Title page in English; text in Arabic. Title from page 4 of cover. Autograph. Purchased from Sotheby's London, 30 June 2017. Written in North Carolina, United States of America. Paper; white...
    • Contributor: Omar Ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress) - Dwight, Theodore - Cotheal, Henry - Said, Omar Ibn - Kebe, Lamine
    • Date: 1831
  • Manuscript/Mixed Material
    Autobiography of Omar ibn Said, slave in North Carolina, 1831. Caption title. Offprint. Reprinted from The American Historical Review, Volume XXX, no. 4, July, 1925. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Cataloged from scan he11 2018-11-01
    • Contributor: Dwight, Theodore - Omar Ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress) - Said, Omar Ibn
    • Date: 1925
  • Manuscript/Mixed Material
    Said Mohammed, son of Mohammed, son of Ali, son of Othman.
    Manuscript No. 3. In the name of God merciful & gracious     Isaac Bird's undated translation of Mohammed Deker's Said Mohammed, son of Mohammed, son of Ali, son of Othman.
    • Contributor: Rothman, Adam - Omar Ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress) - Bird, Isaac - Dukur, Muḥammad
    • Date: 1850
  • Manuscript/Mixed Material
    Origin of man.
    Manuscript No. 2. In the name of God merciful & gracious     Isaac Bird's undated translation of Mohammed Deker's Origin of Man.
    • Contributor: Rothman, Adam - Omar Ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress) - Bird, Isaac - Dukur, Muḥammad
    • Date: 1850