Chronicles of al-Sūdān (Taʾrīḫ al-Sūdān)
Djenné (Djénné, Jenné, Jenne, جن)
Title
Funeral prayer performed on the prayer-ground
Short description
Funeral prayer is performed on the prayer-ground [muṣallā] for a public figure in day of feast.
Text on source
وولّاها جنكي عبد الله ابن ابي بكر المقتول في اوّل يوم من المحرم الحرام فاتح عام الرابع والاربعين والالف ومكث فيها ثماني سنين غير شهرين وتوفّق صبيحة يوم الفطر يوم الجمعة احد شهور عام الحادي والخمسين والالف وصلّي عليه في المصلّى [ص. ١٦٣-١٦٤]
English translation
He was succeeded by Jenne-koi ʿAbd Allāh, son of the slain [former Jenne-koi] Abī Bakr, on 1 Muharram 1044 / 27 June 1634.
He held office for seven years and ten months and died on the morning of ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, Friday [1 Shawwal] 1051 / 3 January 1642,
and the funeral prayer was said for him at the public prayer-ground.
Folios/Pages
213
Date
1642 01 03
Observations on the events description
Funerals were not always held in the public space. This might have been the case because of the role of the deceased and possibly the coincidence with the feast [ʿĪd].
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
No other participants in this event description.
How to quote
Pintimalli A., "Funeral prayer performed on the prayer-ground" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 10 09.doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.139
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