Book of the Zanj
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Book of the Zanj
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The Book of the Zanj is an Arabic history of the Zanj who live in East Africa from their origins down to the turn of the 20th century. There are two manuscripts of the Book, the more recent one offering an expanded text. The older one, labelled K or C, was produced shortly after 1888. In 1923, it was in the possession of the qāḍī of Kismayo, when a copy was procured by Enrico Cerulli. The younger one, labelled L or W, was made after 1902 in Witu for Alice Werner. It was acquired by Cerulli in 19
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