Mashairi (MS 380526c)
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Material Information

Title:
Mashairi (MS 380526c)
Series Title:
Knappert Collection : Swahili Verses
Creator:
[s.n.]
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript : Back ink on thi paper, some unreadable

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Kiswahili mashairi
Genre:
Poem
Shairi
Takhmis
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Shayari
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
Coordinates:
-9.633997 x 39.778998

Notes

Abstract:
This section of MS 380526 contains thirteen poems in the takhmisi form, however these are not religious as in MS 380526b. The authors of the poems are unknown except for two poems entitled ‘Nalisiwezi nyumbani’ and ‘Utakimpewa kwa kuomba kila mara’ composed respectively by Sharif Muhdwar Aidarus and Ahmad Basheikh bin Hussein. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
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Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
General Note:
Dialects: Northern
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Poetic Form: Shairi - takhmis (long-measure verse)
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Extent: 10 leaves
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Incipit: Mkoko leo na sema, Nasema leo mkoko, Moko mpika vyema, vikaliwa kwa viteke
General Note:
Some part are unreadable
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Swahili Coast
General Note:
Purchased from Dr. J. Knappert, 10 March 1993

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 380526 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 380526c ( SOAS manuscript number )