ms. 380529 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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Summary of Contents: 3 works by Buhriy, Hemedi bin Abdallah on the subjects of Islamic poetry and Swahili poetry
1.
Title: Utenzi wa Qadhwi Qasim
A story in verse
Incipit: Kala nitunge shairi, niname nitafakuri, muwini hadithi swaghiri, napenda kuwaswifiya
Language(s): Swahili
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2.
A story in verse
Incipit: Kala nitunge shairi, Niname natafakuri, Mbwene hadithi saghiri, napenda kuwaswifia
Language(s): Swahili
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3.
Translator: Knappert, Jan
A prose translation. In faint pencil
Incipit: I will set myself to construct a poem out of a little story that I have found and that I should like to tell you
Language(s): Swahili
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Physical Description
Form: codex
23 f. 27 f. 15 f.
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Record Sources
"Swahili Manuscripts Collections".
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