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024 7 |a MS 34882  |2 soas manuscript number 
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245 0 0 |a Utenzi wa Mwana Kupona  |h [electronic resource]  |y Swahili. 
260 |c 1858. 
490 |a Hichens Collection. 
500 |a First lines of manuscript: Negema wangu binti, mchachefu wa sanati, upulike wa siati, asaa ukazingatiya 
500 |a Mistari ya kwanza ya hati: Negema wangu binti, mchachefu wa sanati, upulike wa siati, asaa ukazingatiya 
500 |a Physical characteristics: In red and black ink on ruled paper, in a blue exercise book 
500 |a Mwana, Kupona, 1810-1860 = Mwana Kupona Binti Msham 
500 |a Biographical history: Mwana Kupona binti Msham, 1790-1860, was a native of Pate who lived in Lamu. She married Bwana Mataka, who belonged to an old Siu family; he was the son of Sheikh Baraka bin Muhammadi bin Omari. On her deathbed, Mwana Kupona dictated her poem to her only daughter, for whose instruction it was composed. Her daughter, who was known in Lamu as Mwana Heshima binti Sheikh, lived from 1841 to 1933. 
500 |a 1858 A.D. (Gregorian calendar) = 1275 A.H. (Hijri calendar) 
500 |a Poetic form = Utenzi 
500 |a Handwritten manuscript 
500 |a Swahili text inscribed in Arabic script 
500 |a Relevant publications: Allen, J.W.T. 1971. Tendi. London: Heinemann Educational, pp. 55-78. Biersteker, Ann. 1991. Language, poetry and power: a reconsideration of Utendi wa Mwana Kupona. In Faces of Islam in African Literature, ed. by Kenneth Harrow, pp. 59-77. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Heinemann; and London: James Currey. Harries, Lyndon. 1962. Swahili Poetry. Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 70-86. Hichens, William and Alice Werner. 1934. Advice of Mwana Kupona upon the Wifely Virtue. Medstead, Hampshire: Azania Press. Sheikh, Amina Abubakar and Ahmed Sheikh Nabhany (eds). 1972. Utendi wa Mwana Kupona na Utendi wa Ngamia na Paa. (Sanaa Ya Utungo I). Nairobi: Heinemann. Mulokozi, M.M. 1999. Tenzi Tatu za Kale. University of Dar-es-Salaam Press. Khatib, M.S. 1985. Utenzi wa Mwana Kupona. Mulika, 17, 46-52. Senkoro, F.E. M. K. 1988. Mwana Kupona Nana: Utenzi wa Mwana Kupona. In Ushairi: Nadharia na Tahakiki. Dare-es-Salaam University Press Werner, Alice. 1917. The Utendi of Mwana Kupona. Harvard African Studies 1: 147-181. 
500 |a See also SOAS manuscript MS 53508c 
500 |a Scope and content: This manuscript of the Utenzi wa Mwana Kupona differs significantly from the version published by J.W.T. Allen (1971). The scribe utilises Arabic script without the modifications that are sometimes used to designate consonants (such as 'p' and 'v') and vowels absent in Arabic. Because some words cannot be represented precisely, familiarity with the utenzi and comparison with another version of the poem may assist the reader. 
506 |a This item is in the public domain. Please use in accord with Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA). High resolution digital master available from SOAS, University of London - the Digital Library Project Office. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction.  |b London :  |c SOAS, University of London,  |c Archives and Special Collections,  |d 2014.  |f (SOAS Digital Library)  |n Mode of access: World Wide Web.  |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. 
535 1 |a Archives and Special Collections. 
536 |a Digitised with funding from the Leverhulme Trust. 
650 |a Islam. 
650 |a Swahili poetry. 
650 |a Gender roles. 
650 |a Marriage. 
650 |a Religious belief. 
650 |a Religious practice. 
650 |a Social structure. 
650 |a Women's education. 
650 |a Mwana Heshima binti Sheikh. 
650 |a Uislamu. 
650 |a Kiswahili mashairi. 
650 |a Majukumu ya kijinsia. 
650 |a Ndoa. 
650 |a Imani za kidini. 
650 |a Mazoezi ya kidini. 
650 |a Muundo wa kijamii. 
650 |a Elimu ya wanawake. 
655 4 |a Poetry (Utenzi). 
655 4 |a Utenzi (poetic form). 
662 |a Kenya  |c Lamu  |d Shela  |g Pate Island. 
662 |a Kenya  |c Lamu  |d Lamu. 
700 1 |a Mwana, Kupona,  |d 1810-1860.  |4 cre 
752 |a Kenya  |c Lamu  |d Pate  |g Pate Island. 
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830 0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections. 
830 0 |a Kenya Collection at SOAS, University of London. 
830 0 |a Bantu Collections at SOAS, University of London. 
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