Sidi Ahmed Ould El AmirMauritanian historian and researcher
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Sidi Ahmed Ould El Amir
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Dr. Sidi Ahmed Ould El AmirMauritanian historian and researcher, Head of the African Studies Unit at the Al Jazeera Centre for Studies · https://sidi-ahmed-ould-el-amir.pages.dev/en/books

Books & Editions

10 works: authored, edited and compiled

  • Editor (تحقيق)

    Hayat Mauritania: Hawadith al-Sinin, Four Centuries of the History of Mauritania and Its Neighbours

    حياة موريتانيا: حوادث السنين، أربعة قرون من تاريخ موريتانيا وجوارها

    By the historian al-Mukhtar ibn Hamid · 3 volumes, revised edition

    Chicago style

    Ibn Hamid, al-Mukhtar. Hayat Mauritania: Hawadith al-Sinin, Four Centuries of the History of Mauritania and Its Neighbours. Edited by Sidi Ahmed Ould El Amir. 3 vols. Rev. ed.

  • Co-compiler

    Arabic Literature of Africa, Vol. 5: The Writings of Mauritania and the Western Sahara

    With Charles C. Stewart

    Brill, 2016

    Chicago style

    Stewart, Charles C., and Sidi Ahmed Ould El Amir, comps. Arabic Literature of Africa, Vol. 5: The Writings of Mauritania and the Western Sahara. Brill, 2016.

  • Editor (تحقيق)Chinguetti Prize 2024

    Awdah al-Masalik ila Fahm Irshad al-Salik

    أوضح المسالك إلى فهم إرشاد السالك

    Chicago style

    Ould El Amir, Sidi Ahmed, ed. Awdah al-Masalik ila Fahm Irshad al-Salik.

  • Author

    History of the Ahl Sheikh Ma' al-Aynayn and the Adrar Region

    تاريخ أهل الشيخ ماء العينين ومنطقة آدرار

    Doha, 2004

    Chicago style

    Ould El Amir, Sidi Ahmed. History of the Ahl Sheikh Ma' al-Aynayn and the Adrar Region. Doha, 2004.

  • Author

    Mauritanian Folk Proverbs

    الأمثال الشعبية الموريتانية

    1997

    Chicago style

    Ould El Amir, Sidi Ahmed. Mauritanian Folk Proverbs. 1997.

  • Editor (تحقيق)

    Al-Haswa al-Baysaniyya on Hassani Genealogies

    الحسوة البيسانية في الأنساب الحسانية

    Mauritanian Institute of Scientific Research, 1996

    Chicago style

    Ould El Amir, Sidi Ahmed, ed. Al-Haswa al-Baysaniyya on Hassani Genealogies. Mauritanian Institute of Scientific Research, 1996.

  • Compiler & editor

    The Diwan of the Folk Poet Saddoum Ould Anjarto

    ديوان الشاعر الشعبي سدوم ولد انجرتو

    Mauritanian Institute of Scientific Research, 1996

    Chicago style

    Ould El Amir, Sidi Ahmed, comp. The Diwan of the Folk Poet Saddoum Ould Anjarto. Mauritanian Institute of Scientific Research, 1996.

  • Editor (تحقيق)

    The History of Ibn Tuwayr al-Janna

    تاريخ ابن طوير الجنة

    Institute of African Studies, Rabat, 1995

    Chicago style

    Ould El Amir, Sidi Ahmed, ed. The History of Ibn Tuwayr al-Janna. Institute of African Studies, Rabat, 1995.

  • Author

    General Index of Mauritanian Manuscripts

    الفهرس العام للمخطوطات الموريتانية

    Mauritanian Institute of Scientific Research, 1994

    Chicago style

    Ould El Amir, Sidi Ahmed. General Index of Mauritanian Manuscripts. Mauritanian Institute of Scientific Research, 1994.

  • Author

    The Mauritanian Domain: Essays on History and Culture

    المجال الموريتاني: مقالات في التاريخ والثقافة

    Chicago style

    Ould El Amir, Sidi Ahmed. The Mauritanian Domain: Essays on History and Culture.

What is a critical edition?

From manuscript to edition

An illustration of the stages; the gold marks are for illustration only

Two pages of an old Arabic manuscript in black and red ink
The three-volume Hawadith al-Sinin
  1. 01

    The manuscript

    A critical edition starts from the manuscript as it survives: a handwritten copy, sometimes incomplete, sometimes one of several.

  2. 02

    Reading and collation

    The editor reads the text word by word, stopping at passages that are unclear or that differ between copies.

  3. 03

    The notes

    Then come the notes: corrected readings, identification of people and places, and references to sources.

  4. 04

    The edition

    Finally the text appears as a critical edition that researchers can rely on, such as Hayat Mauritania: Hawadith al-Sinin.