File:Mansa Musa.jpg

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English: Depiction of Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century, from a 1375 Catalan Atlas of the known world (mapamundi), drawn by Abraham Cresques of Mallorca. Musa is shown holding a gold nugget and wearing a European-style crown.

The section to the right translates as:

Musa Mali, Lord of Guinea. So abundant is the gold which is found in his country that he is the richest and most noble king in all the land.[1]
Literally, in the text he is called musse melly.
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Source Catalan Atlas of the known world (mapamundi), drawn by Abraham Cresques of Mallorca. Online: www.henry-davis.com
Author Reproduction of the Catalan Atlas of the 20th century that can not be considered facsimile of the original.

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  • 2007-04-10 21:13 Yellowfiver 500×381×8 (102487 bytes) Depiction of [[Mansa Musa]], ruler of the [[Mali Empire]] in the [[14th century]], from a [[1375]] map of North Africa and Europe. He is shown holding a gold nugget. I believe text says something about Musa being King of Blacks.

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