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|a MS 193290 |2 SOAS manuscript number |
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|a MS 193290c |2 SOAS manuscript number |
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|a Hadithi ya Sultani Aliyekuwa na Ziwa (MS 193290c) |h [electronic resource]. |
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|c circa 1930 AD (circa 1349 A.H.). |
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|a Hichens Collection : Hadithi. |
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|a Date of Composition is unknown |
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|a Languages: Swahili (Roman script) |
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|a Incipit: Ulikuwa na Sultani na mwanawe mmoja mwanamke ana na ziwa lililokuwa na maji baridi mno. |
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|a Donated to SOAS, 23 May 1967 |
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|a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast |
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|a This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed. |
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|a This manuscript contains a hadithi, or short story, written in Swahili in Roman script. One of the character in the story is the fictitious wise man called Bwanawasi, often present in short stories about moral values or social behaviour. It is worth mentioning that Bwanawasi is a historical figure that lived in Baghdad during the Abbassi period around 130 AH (748 AD). His real name was Hasan bin Hani-I and he was a poet. In this particular hadithi, Bwanawasi is helping a young boy to marry the daughter of the Sultan. The Sultan is setting tough conditions to be met in order to marry his daughter, however Bwanawasi with his good and wise advices manages to help the boy fulfilling his dream. This is a humourous story like Others in the same MS 193290. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS University of London, |c Archives and Special Collections, |d 2016. |f (SOAS Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a Archives and Special Collections. |
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|a Oral tradition in literature. |
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|a Values -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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|a SOAS Digital Collections. |
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|a Swahili Manuscripts Collections. |
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|a William Hichens Collection. |
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|a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections |
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|u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000121/00001 |y Electronic Resource |
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|a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/01/21/00001/07_40678thm.jpg |