Letter from Mbarak bin ‘Aqil (MS 47769e)
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Material Information

Title:
Letter from Mbarak bin ‘Aqil (MS 47769e)
Series Title:
Taylor Papers : Swahili letters to W.E. Taylor
Creator:
bin ‘Aqil, Mbarak ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
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
Traditional feast
Celebrations
Festivals ( LCSH )
Fasts and feasts ( LCSH )
Genre:
Letter
Correspondence ( LCTGM )
Personal correspondence ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Coordinates:
-4.05466 x 39.66359

Notes

Abstract:
In this short letter Mbarak bin Aqil invites Taylor to attend a karamu, a festival with celebrations, at the kiunga-ni, an orchard plantation on the outskirts of the town where wealthy people go for holiday and celebrations. The owner has called his kiunga-ni Dar-es-Salaam (place/town of peace). ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition: 1893 AD (1311 A.H.)
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: KiMvita
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Extent: 1 leaf
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Incipit: Amma ba’du na kuarifu na kualika kwa ihsani yako uje sharute katika karamu
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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.
General Note:
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 47769e ( SOAS manuscript number )