ms. 47284 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
Special Collections
Contents
Summary of Contents: 2 works by anonymous authors on the subjects of Mawwāl, Folk poetry, Arabic poetry, and Arabic proverbs
1.
Title: Mawwālāt
Title: موالات
218 stanzas of Colloquial Egyptian poetry accompanied by an Italian translation as far as stanza 128
Incipit: * خذ حرف اثنين يا من قد تريد وسمى ميتين واثنين فوق الحرف واستسمى
Language(s): Arabic
References
Physical Description
Form: codex
3a-80a f. 82b-85a f.
Dimensions (leaf): 21.5 × 16 cm.
Dimensions (written): 13.5 × 11.5 cm.
Layout
Hand(s)
Neat naskhi hand
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented by Major C. J. Murray
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".
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact SOAS Archives and Special Collections Admissions. Contact docenquiry@soas.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript. Microfiche copy available for purchase from : Brill - IDC Publishers.
Subjects
- Mawwāl
- Folk poetry, Arabic
- Arabic poetry--Egypt
- Arabic proverbs
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