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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000260/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- This section of MS 53826 contains the translation, most probably made by Hichens, into English of Swahili poems. Many poems are by Muyaka bin Haji al-Ghassany, but there are also translations of poems by Sh. Muhammad bin Abubakar, Ahal al-Amu, and from the Liongo collection. The material contained here is written on the back of Other documents. Only the blue typescript pages are relevant. ( en )
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- Date of Composition is unknown
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- Languages: English (Roman script)
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- Poetic Form: Shairi
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- Purchased from Kegan Paul, 26 November 1948
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- Extent: 14 leaves
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- Incipit: Fortune. Lionhearts and ladyes gentle, hark, while I my lay declare-
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- See SOAS University of London manuscripts Mss 263325, 53492, 205000
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- Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
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- Publication information: Hichens, W. 1940. Diwani ya Muyaka bin Haji al-Ghassaniy. University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
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- Publication information: Abdulaziz, M.H. 1979 (repr. 1994). Muyaka 19th century Swahili Popular Poetry. Kenya Literature Bureau, Nairobi.
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- Publication information: Harries, L. 1962. Swahili Poetry. Oxford University Press, London.
- General Note:
- Knappert, J. 1979. Four Centuries of Swahili Verse. Heinemann, London
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 53826 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53826c ( SOAS manuscript number )
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