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MPRINTLAMU-NDAU-022-AR

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MPRINTLAMU-NDAU-022-AR General Ref/Shelf Mark : MPRINTLAMU-NDAU-022-AR Collection of original material : NDAU Owner/Custodian : Abdulrahman Muhammad Bana Yusuf First sentence in original script : اذا السماء انشقت واذنت لربها وحقت واذا الارض مدت First sentence in transliteration : ʾidha al-samāʾ ʾinshaqat wa ʾadhinat lirabihā wa ḥuqat wa ʾidhā al-ʾarḍ mudat Description of Content : Formulas for protection , Duʾa Modality of text : Manuscript Text Arrangement : Chapters,Selections Physical Description of item : Unbound manuscript of handmade paper, comprised of a single fragile page from its original object.

Script is written in predominantly black ink, lacking in any decorative elements in the text. Physical characteristics (folios) : 1 State of completion : Incomplete Primary Language of object : Arabic Script of object : Arabic Keywords : Duʾa, Falak Location of original material : NDAU Location where copied : NDAU Comments : Aya from the Qurʾān followed by Duʾa for good crops. 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.

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