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024 7    |a MS 47754 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a MS 47754c |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Jawabu na Mashairi (MS 47754c) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c circa 1880 AD (circa 1297 A.H.).
490        |a Taylor Papers : Swahili Poetry.
500        |a Date of Composition is unknown
500        |a Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
500        |a Dialects: KiMvita
500        |a Poetic Form: Shairi
500        |a Extent: 7 leaves
500        |a Incipit: Qala shairi salamu wasili nyumbani kwake kwa Muhammed Sulumu umpe salamu zake
500        |a Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 12 June 1945
500        |a Archival history: These scripts were purchased from Mrs Taylor by W. Hichens
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
500        |a Asia -- Yemen -- Hadhramaut Governorate
500        |a Scribe: Khamis Jogi
500        |a Publication information: Mbarak A Hinawy. 1950. Al-Akida and Fort Jesus, Mombasa. Macmillan and Co, London
506        |a This item is believed to be in the public domain
520 3    |a In this section, there is first a short poem in the form of a dialogue of accusations between a person from Hadramaut, Arabia peninsula, and a Swahili man. This is followed by a small collection of miscellaneous poems and humoristic riddles. Finally, there is an historical poem about the Mazrui dynasty and their decline. The content is, in fact, regarding the period when Sultan Said bin Sultan from Zanzibar took control of Mombasa, and imprisoned the Mazrui (25 men are named).
533        |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS University of London, |c Archives and Special Collections, |d 2016. |f (SOAS Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software.
535 1    |a Archives and Special Collections.
650    0 |a Swahili poetry.
650    0 |a Swahili Literature.
650        |a Popular poetry.
650    0 |a Africa, East -- History.
650        |a East Africa -- History.
650    0 |a Warfare, Conventional.
650    0 |a Military art and science.
650    0 |a Mazrui family.
650        |a Colonialism.
650    0 |a Imperialism.
650    0 |a Oral history.
650        |a Kiswahili mashairi.
650        |a Afrika, Mashariki - Historia.
650    0 |a Poetry.
650    7 |a Mazrui family. |2 NLI
650        |a Mazru'i dynasty.
650        |a Said bin Sultan.
655    4 |a Poem.
655    4 |a Shairi.
655    7 |a Poetry |2 LCTGM
655    4 |a Shayari.
700        |a [s.n.]. |4 cre
700        |a Khamis Jogi. |4 ctb
752        |a Kenya |b Mombasa County |d Mombasa.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
830    0 |a Kenya Collection.
830    0 |a Bantu Collections.
830    0 |a W. E. Taylor Collection.
852        |a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections
856 40 |u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000397/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/03/97/00001/00_ToBeScannedthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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