Utendi wa Aisha (MS 316a)
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Title:
Utendi wa Aisha (MS 316a)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Tends
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Well readable arabic script in black ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious belief
Islamic Law ( LCSH )
Marriage ( LCSH )
Imani za kidini
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Faith ( LCSH )
Muḥammad, Prophet, -639 ( LCNA )
Prophet Mohammed
Abū Bakr, Caliph, -634 ( LCNA )
Abu Bakr
Aisha
Khadija
Abu Bakr
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Saudi Arabia -- Makkah Province -- Arabian Peninsula -- Makkah Al Mukarramah Governate -- Mecca
Coordinates:
21.416667 x 39.816667

Notes

Abstract:
This manuscript contains the Utendi wa Aisha written in Arabic script. The same poem can be found in MS 380532 (Knappert collection) with extensive description of the content of the story. This is the original manuscript in Arabic script used by Knappert in his transliteration into Roman script. The two versions are therefore the same however during the process of transliteration some errors have occurred that are not too relevant. One typical error is that some words are rendered differently while implying the same meaning. Or, to report one example, in verse 7 of Knappert’s version, it is said that Hadija the first wife of the Prophet gave birth to ‘a child’ and afterwards she died, but in Allen’s version that child is actually mentioned as being Fatuma. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: KiAmu
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Poetic Form: Utenzi
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Extent: 8 leaves
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Incipit: Patia zanjafuri na wimo mwema khiyari na kalamu ya sufuri iliyo njema kuandikiya
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008 reel 11
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Asia -- Arabian Peninsula -- Saudi Arabia -- Makkah Province -- Makkah Al Mukarramah Governate -- Mecca
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Asia – Israel -- Jerusalem District -- Jerusalem
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Asia -- Palestine -- Jerusalem Governate -- Jerusalem
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Publication information: Dammann, Ernst. 1940. Dichtungen in der Lamu: Mundart des Suaheli. Hamburg: Friedrichsen, DeGruyter and Co.
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Publication information: Knappert, Jan (ed). 1964. Utenzi wa Mwana Ayesha. Swahili 34 (1): 130-140.
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Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1999. A Survey of Swahili Islamic Epic Sagas. Lewiston, New York; Queenston, Ontario; Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press; pp. 44-45

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 279888-Vol.4 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 316a ( SOAS manuscript number )