Letter from Muhammad bin Rashid bin Abd Allah (MS 47769j)
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Material Information

Title:
Letter from Muhammad bin Rashid bin Abd Allah (MS 47769j)
Series Title:
Taylor Papers : Swahili letters to W.E. Taylor
Creator:
Muhammad bin Rashid bin Abd Allah ( 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
English language -- Study and teaching ( LCSH )
Christianity ( LCSH )
Missionary work
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 note to Taylor, dated AD 1895 (AH 1313), the author wishes to be included in the English class that Taylor will be teaching, starting from the day the letter was written. ( en )
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Date of Composition: 1895 AD (1313 A.H.)
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: KiMvita
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Extent: 1 small leaef
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Incipit: Wa ba’du na kuarifu nimesikia kwa kina bibi kwamba wewe leo utaanza chuo cha kusomesha watu kiinjiliz
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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
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 is believed to be in the public domain
Resource Identifier:
MS 47769 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 47769j ( SOAS manuscript number )