ms. 196884 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
Special Collections
Contents
4 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Islamic poetry and Swahili poetry
Translation of short extracts relating to seyyid families living in the Swahili area, followed by a ten page glossary of Swahili words with Arabic and English translation
References
Historical information on Ḥasanī al-Salīm, Manṣab ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, d.1922, Seyyid Salah bin Alawi, and a 30 page biography of Al-Akidah Muhammad bin Abdallah bin Mbarak Bakhashweini by Al-Hinawy, Mbarak, Sheikh-Sir, 1896-1959
References
References
The poem in the original script and in Latin translcription and with an English translation and introduction
Physical Description
Layout
Hand(s)
Clear vocalised Swahili hands and typescripts
History
Record Sources
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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