Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

ms. 45022 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)

Special Collections

Contents

3 works by 3 authors on the subject of Islamic poetry

1.

Two fragments of a poem on the victory the Prophet Muhammad over the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius

Language(s): Swahili

References

2.

A poem in Swahili on Muhammad's victory over the army of Qatirifu

Language(s): Swahili

References

3.

A poem on the legend of Moses protecting Gabriel disguised as a dove from Michael disguised as a hawk

Language(s): Swahili

References

Physical Description

Form: codex
1-30 f 31-48 f 49-51 f
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):

Layout

Hand(s)

Clearly vocalised Swahili hand

History

Origin:

Record Sources

"Manuscript description based on Adam Gacek : Catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1981" and "Swahili Manuscripts Collections"

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC


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