Historical notes and poems (MS 385)
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Material Information

Title:
Historical notes and poems (MS 385)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Poems
Creator:
Othman Faraj Umar Bwana Mkuu Abdalla al-Lamy ( Author, Primary )
Othman Faraj Umar Bwana Mkuu Abdalla al-Lamy ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Handwritten copy in black ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili history
Oral history ( LCSH )
Africa, East -- History ( LCSH )
East Africa -- History
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Pokomo (African people) ( LCNA )
Oral tradition in literature ( LCSH )
Kiswahili mashairi
Afrika, Mashariki - Historia
Swahili language -- History ( LCSH )
Swahili-speaking peoples -- History ( LCSH )
Genre:
Shairi
Shayari
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
Coordinates:
-2.269444 x 40.902222

Notes

Abstract:
This manuscript contains historical notes about the history of the Swahili Coast, with special reference to the Lamu Archipelago. Most of the information are written in prose, with a few short historical poems at the end of the manuscript. This is an oral history account given to Allen by the author, Othman Faraj Umar Bwana Mkuu Abdalla al-Lamy, sometimes in the 1960s. ( en )
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Date of Composition: 1954 AD1373
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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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Extent: 52 leaves
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Incipit: Wapokomo kwanda kukaa madarini katika mji wa Amu 1351Ah kwanda walikaa wanaume
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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The Pokomo people are sometimes known as the Wapokomo people
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 14
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Archival history: The manuscript was given to Allen by the author
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
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Scribe: Othman Faraj Umar Bwana Mkuu Abdalla al-Lamy
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Publication information: Salim, Ahmed I.1978. People of the Coast: swahili. Evans BrOthers Ltd, Nairobi.
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Publication information: Tolmacheva, M. 1993. The Pate Chronicle. Michigan University Press.
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Publication information: Hinawy, M.A. Al-Akida and Fort Jesus, Mombasa. MacMillan and Co. London.
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Publication information: Pouwels, R. 1987. Horn and Crescent. Cambridge University Press.
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Publication information: Yahya A Omar & Frankl P. 1990. The Mombasa Chronicle. Afrika und Ubersee, Band 73, AAP, Germany.
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Publication information: Knappert, J. 1964. Asili ya Mvita. Swahili, 34-2

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.9 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 385 ( SOAS manuscript number )