Mashairi (MS 370)
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Material Information

Title:
Mashairi (MS 370)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Tendi and Historical Notes
Creator:
Mansur, Khalifa ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Handwritten copy in black ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Kiswahili mashairi
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Shayari
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This short manuscript contains a poem in the shairi form about the death of a famous Muslim scholar. The name of the scholar is not given in the text. ( en )
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Date of Composition: 1939 AD1358
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: KiAmu
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Poetic Form: Shairi
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Extent: 3 leaves
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Incipit: Huliyo kiliyo: kitokao ndani: yaveme na moyo mamboye jamani-wa kuniwa wayo-ni upi ni nyani kwa nipeteyo-nende ndia njema
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 13
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.8 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 370 ( SOAS manuscript number )