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3 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Islamic poetry and Devotional poetry
1.Title: القصيدة الهمزية في مدح النبيIncipit: * كيف ترقى رقيك الانبيا يا سماء ما طاولتها سماءColophon: وقع الفراغ من الهمزية الردة يوم الاحد من شهر ذي الحجة سنة 1207...بید...عثمان بن القاضی برحاج بن عثمان الفقیمي الشافعيLanguage(s): ArabicReferences
2.Title: القصيدة الهمزية في مدح النبيAn interlinear Swahili version of the Hamziyah of Busiri
Incipit: هل ركلاي ككلك متم ينت اوغ اسو كلتونمح سماLanguage(s): SwahiliReferences
3.Author: Hichens, William, -1944Title: The HamziyahNotes on the Swahili translation of the Hamziyah of Busiri. With this volume is some correspondence by Hichens (four letters) with the British Museum, the Royal Asiatic Society and the School of Oriental and African Studies concerning an English translation of the poem
Language(s): EnglishReferences
Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 34 f.Dimensions (leaf): 22 × 16.5 cm.Dimensions (written): 17 × 10 cm.Layout
Hand(s)
Clear vocalised Naskhi hand
History
Origin: 1207 AH; 1793 CERecord 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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