Fragment of Utenzi wa Kadhi Kasim bin Jaafari (MS 380529d)
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Material Information

Title:
Fragment of Utenzi wa Kadhi Kasim bin Jaafari (MS 380529d)
Series Title:
Knappert Collection : Utenzi wa Kadhi Kasim bin Jaafari
Creator:
Buhriy, Hemedi bin Abdallah ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript : In black type, with corrections in black ink. First leaf contains verses 288 through 334

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Islam ( LCSH )
Legends ( LCSH )
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Genre:
Poem
Utenzi
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Tanzania -- Tanga Region -- Eastern Africa -- Tanga
Coordinates:
-5.066667 x 39.1

Notes

Abstract:
This typescript contains stanzas 288-426 of the utenzi. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: The poet was a member of the al-Buhry family, a well-known family in Tanga. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were poets, and his grandfather was the Mazrui governor of Mtang’ata. The published works of Hemed Abdallah Said al-Buhry include the History of Africa that was published in 1952 as a supplement to Tanzania Notes and Records, in a translation by E.C. Baker, a work that was said (by the author’s son) to have been written at the request of German officials. His published poems are Utenzi wa Seyyidna Huseni bin Ali; Utenzi wa Kutawafu Kwa Nabii; Utendi wa Qiyama; Utenzi wa Vita vya Wadachi Kutamalaki Mrima; Utenzi wa Abdirrahmani na Sifiyani; and Utenzi wa Kadhi Kassim bin Jaafar.
General Note:
Date of Composition: 1900 AD1318
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
General Note:
Purchased from Dr. J. Knappert, March 1993
General Note:
Poetic Form: Utenzi
General Note:
Extent: 3 leaves
General Note:
Incipit: Bawabu katia khofu, kwa matukano dhaifu, Kadhi kamba tawakafu, huna dhara hata moya
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Buhriy, Hemedi bin Abdallah : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/149191397
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Tanga Region -- Tanga
General Note:
Publication information: Hemed Abdallah Said al-Buhry. 1974. Utenzi wa Kadhi Kassim bin Jaafar. Dar es Salaam: Chuo cha Uchunguzi wa Lugha ya Kiswahili, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam

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 380529 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 380529d ( SOAS manuscript number )