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Periodical article Periodical article Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue WorldCat catalogue WorldCat
Title:The Mombasa Chronicle
Authors:Omar, Yahya AliISNI
Frankl, P.J.L.ISNI
Year:1990
Periodical:Afrika und Übersee: Sprachen, Kulturen
Volume:73
Issue:1
Pages:101-128
Language:English
Geographic term:Kenya
Subjects:manuscripts
Swahili language
history
1000-1999
Abstract:Description of MS 373 394, 'The Mombasa Chronicle', a 14th/19th-century manuscript in 'naskh¯i' script, held in the Swahili MSS collection of the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. The transliteration and English translation of the manuscript is preceded by a brief introduction, in which the authors provide information on the manuscript's author, other comparable documents, and the manuscript's language, style and script. Notes.
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