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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000388/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- Mashairi-miscellaneous (MS 41960d)
- Series Title:
- Taylor Papers : Swahili Verses
- Creator:
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date:
- 19th century AD (circa 1215 A.H.)
- Language:
- Swahili
- Materials:
- Paper ( medium )
- Technique:
- Handwritten manuscript : 1 Bound volume with red cover; the long pages are folded into three parts
Notes
- Abstract:
- The poem contained here provides a history of the island of Siu at the time of the Omani Sultan of Zanzibar’s attack on the island and his victory over the ruler of Siu, Bwana Mataka. Once the war was over the Sultan made an agreement with Bwana Mataka and invited him to Zanzibar. However, this was a trick. Bwana Mataka was arrested and sent to Mombasa in prison. The poet blames the people of Siu. He says that they call their misfortune upon themselves, and that they will always regret their defeat. This section ends with miscellaneous extracts from various religious poems that are either waadhi or poems where the author asks for God’s forgiveness and support ‘kuomba Mungu’. ( en )
- General Note:
- Date of Composition is unknown
- General Note:
- Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
- General Note:
- Dialects: KiSiu
- General Note:
- Poetic Form: Shairi
- General Note:
- Extent: 7 folded long leaves
- General Note:
- Incipit: Tumishi wazinjibari milele utumikao njia katika bahari umtumai moliwo
- General Note:
- Donated by Yahya Ali Omar
- General Note:
- Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Manyara Region -- Siu District
- General Note:
- Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar
- General Note:
- Publication information: Salim, Ahmed I.1978. People of the Coast: swahili. Evans BrOthers Ltd, Nairobi. ch. 6
- General Note:
- Publication information: Biersteker, A. 1996. Kijibizana. Michigan State University Press. ch. 5
- General Note:
- Publication information: Abdulaziz, M.1979. Muyaka.19th century Swahili popular poetry. Kenya Literature Bureau, Nairobi. part 2
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS University of London
- Holding Location:
- Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- This item is believed to be in the public domain
- Resource Identifier:
- MS 41960 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 41960d ( SOAS manuscript number )
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