Data · dataset · 2026
MPRINTLAMU-NDAU-022-AD
Listed in Hamburger Zentrum für Sprachkorpora Korpus Repositorium
Description
MPRINTLAMU-NDAU-022-AD General Ref/Shelf Mark : MPRINTLAMU-NDAU-022-AD Collection of original material : NDAU Owner/Custodian : Abdulrahman Muhammad Bana Yusuf First sentence in original script : مختلط ثلثة الوان وقيل احمر وهو الاصح First sentence in transliteration : Mukhtaliṭ thalatha ʾalwān wa qīla ʾaḥmar wa huwa al-ʾaṣaḥ Description of Content : Falak Modality of text : Manuscript Text Arrangement : Fragment Physical Description of item : Unbound manuscript of handmade paper, made of two leaves from the original object.
Script is written in black ink, lacking any decorative elements. Physical characteristics (folios) : 2 State of completion : Incomplete Primary Language of object : Swahili Script of object : Arabic Keywords : Astrology Location of original material : NDAU Location where copied : NDAU Comments : The text is mostly written in Swahili but some parts are in Arabic and deal with Astrology. The images should be reversed Collection description The MPRINTLAMU shelf mark introduces a broad range of manuscript texts (and one printed book) from the Lamu archipelago.
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Each group is named after the village, town, or island where it is found. The island of Ndau, at the northern end of the Lamu archipelago, Pate and Siyu villages on Pate Island, and Matondoni, a village on Lamu Island, are included in this list. The texts date from the late 18th century to the early 20th century and cover a wide range of subjects, including medicine and science, magic, poetry, agriculture, law, genealogy, and Sufism, among others.
Some of the manuscripts are held in mosque libraries, while others are in private homes. Among the unique objects in this collection are Quranic manuscripts produced in Siyu and mawlid texts from 18th-century Pate. These texts increase the Swahili corpus available from this early time period.
TIFF files High-quality TIFF images are available for researchers upon request. Please send an e-mail to manuscript-cultures@uni-hamburg.de , include your name, institution and specify which MPRINT images you need and indicate their intended purpose. Your request will be reviewed as quickly as possible.
TIFF files High-quality TIFF images are available for researchers upon request. Please send an e-mail to manuscript-cultures@uni-hamburg.de , include your name, institution and specify which MPRINT images you need and indicate their intended purpose. Your request will be reviewed as quickly as possible.
Links
Where it is published
- fdr.uni-hamburg.de /record/21747 ↗
Hamburger Zentrum für Sprachkorpora Korpus Repositorium record
landing page · from fdr uni hamburg de
- DOI doi.org/10.25592/uhhfdm.21747 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from fdr uni hamburg de
Catalogue records · 1
- InvenioRDM API fdr.uni-hamburg.de/api/records/21747 ↗
metadata API · from fdr uni hamburg de
Topics
Provenance · 1 source records, 8 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburger Zentrum für Sprachkorpora Korpus Repositorium | 21747 | 2 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · fdr uni hamburg de | connector:fdr_uni_hamburg_de@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:image | enrichment · fdr uni hamburg de | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:text | enrichment · fdr uni hamburg de | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| description | source · fdr uni hamburg de | connector:fdr_uni_hamburg_de@1.0.0 | /metadata/description |
| license | source · fdr uni hamburg de | connector:fdr_uni_hamburg_de@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · fdr uni hamburg de | connector:fdr_uni_hamburg_de@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · fdr uni hamburg de | connector:fdr_uni_hamburg_de@1.0.0 | /metadata/title |
| updated_date | source · fdr uni hamburg de | connector:fdr_uni_hamburg_de@1.0.0 |