The Timbuktu Manuscripts

Discover a trove of Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts

In collaboration with

SAVAMA-DCI

Libraries at the edge

A rich heritage in the deserts of the west African sahara

DJ Spooky's Introduction

Discover a city steeped in legends, knowledge and potential

Renaissance, Ruin and Rescue: The Manuscrips of Mali

A history-defining manuscript collection and its survival against all odds

"In the dark night of our present existence, manuscripts are the searchlights that probe our past."Dr. Abdel Kader Haidara, founder of SAVAMA-DCI

Africa's greatest written legacy

Learn about every subject through original pages and passages, pictured and translated like never before

Astronomy

Ethics

Slavery

Islamic Jurisprudence

Storytelling

Education

Good Character

The Timbuktu manuscripts on good governance are part of the tradition of the literary genre known as the “mirror of princes”

History

Medicine

Maths

Good Governance