ms. 53507 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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5 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Lamu Island and Swahili poetry
1.
Being chapter V of an unpublished "History of Swahili literature"
Incipit: On his death in A.D. 1228 (A.H. 625), Sultan Suliman bin Suliman bin Mudhaffa
Language(s): English
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2.
Title: Mashairi na Historia
Swahili poems dealing the history of Pate in the Lamu archipelago
Incipit: Enyi ndugu na wendani
Language(s): Swahili
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3.
Being chapter VI of an unpublished "History of Swahili literature"
Language(s): English
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4.
Short poems by a poet of Pate, with some English translations
Incipit: Ndiani hima ungile, risala ya kongowea, wenende ujiwambale, mambo yametekelea
Language(s): Swahili
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5.
Title: History of Pate 17th century
Being an unnumbered chapter of an unpublished "History of Swahili literature"
Language(s): English
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Physical Description
Form: codex
5 f. 84 f. 54 f. 23 f. 28 f.
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Record Sources
"Swahili Manuscripts Collections".
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
Subjects
- Lamu Island (Kenya)--History
- Swahili poetry
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