Letter from Majid al-Mandhiri (MS 47769b)
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Material Information

Title:
Letter from Majid al-Mandhiri (MS 47769b)
Series Title:
Taylor Papers : Swahili letters to W.E. Taylor
Creator:
Majid bin Ali bin Sa’id al-Mundhiri ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Arabic
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Old handwritten page collated into a larger page and bound in a book with red and gold cover.

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Africa, East ( LCSH )
East Africa
Genre:
Letter
Correspondence ( LCTGM )
Personal correspondence ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Coordinates:
-4.05466 x 39.66359

Notes

Abstract:
This is the second letter by Majid b. Ali al-Mundhiri to Taylor and it is written in Arabic. It is a short letter of private correspondence, in which Majid emphasizes their friendship and acknowledges receipt of stationery material sent by Taylor. ( en )
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Biographical information: Majid bin Ali bin Sa’id al-Mandhari was a member of a wealthy landowner family from Mombasa.
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Date of Composition: 1889 February 09 AD (1307 A.H.)
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Languages: Arabic (Arabic script)
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Dialects: KiMvita
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Extent: 1 leaf
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Incipit: Muhibbuka bi khayrin wa aafiya
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Archival history: The letters were collated into the present volume by Hichens
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Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 14 June 1945
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
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Publication information: Yahya, A Omar & Frankl, P. 1994. Swahili Letters from the Taylor papers (being a study of SOAS MS 47769 & MS 47782). in South African Journal of African Languages, 14 (1), pp. 2-11.
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Publication information: Yahya, A Omar & Frankl, P. 2001. 14th/19th century Swahili letters from the Taylor papers (Part 3: being fifteen items in SOAS MS 53826). in South African Journal of African Languages, 15 (1), pp. 17-24

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 47769 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 47769b ( SOAS manuscript number )