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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000426/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- Letter from Abdul al-Amawi (MS 47769i)
- Series Title:
- Taylor Papers : Swahili letters to W.E. Taylor
- Creator:
- Abdul al-Amawi ( Author, Primary )
- Publication Date:
- [n.d.]
- 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.
Notes
- Abstract:
- In this letter, undated, Abdul a-Amawi warns Taylor not to let Mr Prigott (possibly a missionary) show pictures of Muslim women to anyone, especially to men, because it is forbidden by Islam. ( en )
- General Note:
- Date of Composition is unknown
- General Note:
- Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
- General Note:
- Dialects: KiMvita
- General Note:
- Extent: 1 leaf
- General Note:
- Incipit: Wa ba’du nimewasili Unguja mwezi arbattashara asubuhi ya juma
- General Note:
- Archival history: The letters were collated into the present volume by Hichens
- General Note:
- Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 14 June 1945
- General Note:
- Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar City
- General Note:
- 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 may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
- Resource Identifier:
- MS 47769 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 47769i ( SOAS manuscript number )
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