ms. 255733 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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3 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Swahili poetry and Islamic poetry
1.
Title: Utenzi wa Abdirrahmani
A poem based on an episode in Islamic history
Incipit: Bismilah nandike, Rahamani yu pweke, rehema zote zi kwake, rehema hutuletea
Language(s): Swahili
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2.
Title: Utenzi wa Mikidadi
A poem based on a mythical episode in Islamic history
Incipit: Nandike Arahamani, Mtume akadhukuri, niswalie na Amini, ulo yaona ni kheri
Language(s): Swahili
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3.
Title: Utenzi wa Karneni
A poem based on a mythical episode in Islamic history. It begins at the stanza marked 148
Incipit: Sasa tawapa ya pili, hadithi ya Sheikh Ali, yeye na Tumwa rasuli, na Karneni pamoya
Language(s): Swahili
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Physical Description
Form: codex
68 f. 11 f. 13 f.
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Record Sources
"Swahili Manuscripts Collections".
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