Utendi wa Isipani. And Other short poems. (MS 53508k)
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Title:
Utendi wa Isipani. And Other short poems. (MS 53508k)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Swahili Poetry
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten and typescript manuscript : Handwritten and typed with black, or blue ink , on either thin or hard papers

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Traditional poetry
Oral literature
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious poetry ( LCSH )
Religious belief
Warfare, Conventional ( LCSH )
Military art and science ( LCSH )
Imani za kidini
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Faith ( LCSH )
Oral tradition in literature ( LCSH )
Folk poetry ( LCSH )
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Jordan -- Amman Governate -- Wadi Hisban -- Wādī Ḩisbān
Coordinates:
31.81898 x 35.75575

Notes

Abstract:
This section opens with two fairly long poems in the Utendi form. The first Utendi does not have a title. The second is entitled ‘Utendi wa Isipani’. This Utendi is to be found in Mss 45022, 47779, and 380552, also under the title ‘Utenzi wa Qatirifu (Wadi Isban)’. There follow miscellaneous poetic songs as in the previous item; here too ‘Qala shairi’ is used as the opening of the poem. This section also contains two pages of an index of poems, which seems to be a Table of Contents for a book. The Table is divided by means of authors/poets and their poems. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
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Poetic Form: Utenzi
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Extent: 27 leaves
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Purchased from Kegan Paul, 6 October 1948
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Incipit: Nipa loho ya kihindi, wino na kalamu kandi, ya kusifiya mapendi, ndoo bwana mzungu ndoo
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See SOAS University of London manuscript Mss 47779, 380552, 45022
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Asia -- Jordan -- Amman Governate -- Wadi Hisban -- Wādī Ḩisbān
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Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1969. The Utenzi wa Katirifu or Ghazwa ya Sesebani. Afrika und Ubersee 52: 81-104 and 264-313.
General Note:
Publication information: Knappert, Jan. 1999. A Survey of Swahili Islamic Epic Sagas. Lewiston, New York; Queenston, Ontario; Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press; pp. 76-82

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 53508 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53508k ( SOAS manuscript number )