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024 7    |a MS 53489 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a MS 53489f |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Khabari ya Lamu (MS 53489f) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c 1937 AD (1355 A.H.).
490        |a Hichens Collection : Scrapbook on East African History and Geography.
500        |a Date of Composition: circa 1890 AD (circa 1307 A.H.)
500        |a Dialects: KiAmu
500        |a Extent: 84 pages
500        |a Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 22 June 1945
500        |a Incipit: Lamu, formerly known as Kiwa Ndeo, “the Proud Isle”, is the most renowned of the islands in the East African archipelago which bears its name, for it has played an important part in the history of the East African coast.
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Pate -- Pate Island
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Manyara Region -- Siu District
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Manda Island
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
506        |a This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
520 3    |a This section of MS 53489 contains an historical account on the history of Lamu by Shaibu Faraji bin Ahmed al-Bakariy al-Lamuy, dated November 1899. As noted by Hichens in the foreword, this copy was made to the order of Abdallah bin Hamed, Wali of Lamu, c.1897. The collector has included few copies in KiSwahili with his English translation. There are also handwritten notes on the side of some pages.
533        |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.
535 1    |a Archives and Special Collections.
650    0 |a Africa, East -- History.
650        |a East Africa -- History.
650        |a Afrika, Mashariki - Historia.
650        |a Abdallah bin Hamed.
655    7 |a Essays |2 LCGFT
700        |a Shaibu Faraji bin Ahmed al-Bakariy al-Lamuy, |e author, primary.
752        |a Kenya |b Lamu County |d Pate |g Pate Island.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
830    0 |a Kenya Collection.
830    0 |a Bantu Collections.
830    0 |a William Hichens Collection.
852        |a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections
856 40 |u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000199/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/01/99/00001/00_likelyPUBLICdomainthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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