Poems to Taylor (MS 47754d)
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Title:
Poems to Taylor (MS 47754d)
Series Title:
Taylor Papers : Swahili Poetry
Creator:
Hussein bin Kahmis ( Author, Primary )
Mohammed al-Mambasy ( contributor )
Sikujua, Mwalimu ( contributor )
Bin Kahmis, Hussein ( contributor )
al-Mambasy, Mohammed ( contributor )
Sikujua, Mwalimu ( contributor )
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Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Handwritten arabic script in black and red ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Correspondence
Kiswahili mashairi
Letters ( LCSH )
Genre:
Poem
Poetry ( LCTGM )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Coordinates:
-4.05466 x 39.66359

Notes

Abstract:
In this section there are a few poems that act as correspondence between Taylor and his friends and informants, Mwalimu Sikujua, Hussein bin Khamis and Mohammed al-Mambassy. Hussein bin Kahmis and Mohammed al-Mambassy discuss personal matters and Other daily life issues. Mwalimu Sikujua tells about the first encounter with Taylor and about the work they have done together. ( en )
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Date of Composition: circa 1880 AD (circa 1297 A.H.)
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: KiMvita
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Extent: 4 leaves
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Incipit: Bwana Tela umwelewa, mambo mengi ya kuelewa
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Archival history: These scripts were purchased from Mrs Taylor by W. Hichens
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Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 12 June 1945
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
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Scribe: Hussein bin Kahmis
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Scribe: Mwalimu Sikujua

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 47754 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 47754d ( SOAS manuscript number )