Abdullah al-Tayyib, Sudanese Folk Riddles, 5th ed. Khartoum University Press, 2008.

Sudanese Folk Riddles, published by Prof. Dr. Abdullah al-Tayyib in 1977, should be regarded as one of the foundational sources for the documentation of Sudan's oral heritage. The work examines twenty-one folk narratives and riddles recounted across different regions of Sudan. This review highlights how the author approaches these narratives as cultural documents reflecting Sudanese customs, traditions, and value systems, serving as a written repository of collective memory.