Miscellaneous items (MS 317a)
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Title:
Miscellaneous items (MS 317a)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Tends
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Handwritten copy in black ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Islamic Law ( LCSH )
Popular poetry
Islamic beliefs
Islam -- Doctrines ( LCSH )
Islam -- Theology ( LCSH )
Kiswahili mashairi
Poetry ( LCSH )
Islam -- Doctrines ( LCSH )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This section contains a collection of short poems, each of two verses only, about popular poetry. The first poem is about Islamic law of inheritance. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: Northern
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Extent: 13 pages
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Incipit: Nimekuya kushitaki badhi namuliya, ndu yangu amefariki, amewata mali ghaya
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 11
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast

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 317a ( SOAS manuscript number )