Three Swahili poems (MS 45022) Hirqal, Qatirifu and Ndiwa na Kozi.

Hiraql : three Swahili poems.

Heraclius : three Swahili poems.

Kyuo kya Hereḳali.

Book of Heraclius.

Utend̠i wa Tambuka.

Utenzi wa Tambuka.

Story of Tambuka.

Story of Heraclius.

Utenzi wa Hirqal

Swahili is an Eastern African Bantu language with many Arabic elements acquired through contact with Arab traders since about 900 CE. The oldest transcriptions of oral Swahili poetry, written in Arabic script, are from the early eighteenth century. Poetry plays an important cultural role, encouraged...

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Full title:	Three Swahili poems (MS 45022) [electronic resource] Hirqal, Qatirifu and Ndiwa na Kozi.
Alternative titles:	Hiraql : three Swahili poems. Heraclius : three Swahili poems. Kyuo kya Hereḳali. Book of Heraclius. Utend̠i wa Tambuka. Utenzi wa Tambuka. Story of Tambuka. Story of Heraclius. Utenzi wa Hirqal
Other authors:	Bwana Mwengo wa Athman., Kijuma, Muhammad.
Format:	Physical Object
Language:	Swahili
Published:	[19th century].
Series:	SOAS Digital Library. African Collections. Swahili Manuscripts Collections. Tanzania Collection at SOAS, University of London. Ottoman & Turkey Collection at SOAS, University of London. Kenya Collection at SOAS, University of London.
Subjects:	هرقل. Heraclius, Emperor of the East, approximately 575-641. Byzantine Empire -- Foreign relations -- Islamic Empire. Byzantine-Ottoman Wars. Arab–Byzantine wars. Kenya -- Lamu -- Pate Town -- Pate Island. Heraclius , Mfalme wa Mashariki, takriban 575-641. Dola ya Byzantine - mahusiano ya Nje - Dola ya Kiislamu. أفريقيا -- المملكة العربية السعودية -- تبوك -- تبوك. Muḥammad, Prophet, -63. Prophet Mohammed. Islam. Christianity. Religious beliefs. Michael (Malaika Mkuu). Oral history. Swahili poetry. Jibril. جِبْرِيل. Gabriel (Archangel). Ali. Ḥusayn ibn ʻAlī, -680. Shuhuri, Abdalla. Ibnu Omari. Jaafari Mwana Amuye Bashiri. Zaidi. Poetry. Poem. Utenzi (poetic form).
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