ms. 380548 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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5 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Islamic poetry and Swahili poetry
1.
Title: Inkishafi
Title: انکشاف
Incipit: بسم الله نيقدم حال يكتنغ هن نظوم / Bismillahi naiqadimu, Hali ya kutunga hino nudhumu
Colophon: نا عمر بن اهين...سنه 1347 هجریه...کتب عبد الله باسیخ
Language(s): Swahili
2.
Title: Utenzi wa Mwana Kupona
Title: اتند و مون كيون
Incipit: نغما وغ بنت ماککف و سنات / Negema wangu binti mcachefu wa sanati
Colophon: سنه 1375 هجریه...کتب عبد الله باشیخ
Language(s): Swahili
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3.
Title: Mashairi ya Fumo Liongo
Title: مشعير يفوم ليونغو
A poem in praise of the poet's wife
Incipit: بجيان نغبس پمب یجموس کو کمتتس او مون ننغا / Pijiani nbasi, pembe ya jamsi, kwa cha mtutusi, au mwananinga
Language(s): Swahili
References
4.
Title: Mashairi ya zamani
Title: مشعير يزمن
Incipit: پمبا نپجیا پمبا کو ککون تحامو مونغ / Pembe nipigie pembe, kwa kikuni cha mwanga
Colophon: تارخ ...کته عبد الله باشیخ ...تاریخ 9 رجب 1387 موفق 14 وکتوبر سنه 1967
Language(s): Swahili
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Physical Description
Form: codex
20 f. 22 f. 7 f. 4 f. 4 f.
Dimensions (leaf):
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Layout
Hand(s)
An utidy Swahili hand
History
Origin: 1967 CE
Record Sources
"Swahili Manuscripts Collections".
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