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Panel, Ghazni, 1059-1099, Epigraphic Round Script

  • Afghanistan_VA_MM_10b
  • Afghanistan_VA_MM_10a

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APA

Viola Allegranzi, ., & Martina Massullo, . (n.d.). Panel, Ghazni, 1059-1099, Epigraphic Round Script. In . Viola Allegranzi & . Martina Massullo, Panel, Ghazni, 1059-1099, Epigraphic Round Script (1–), CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/3819

Chicago

Viola Allegranzi, and Martina Massullo. n.d. “Panel, Ghazni, 1059-1099, Epigraphic Round Script”. Panel, Ghazni, 1059-1099, Epigraphic Round Script, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/3819

MLA

Viola Allegranzi, and Martina Massullo. “Panel, Ghazni, 1059-1099, Epigraphic Round Script”. Panel, Ghazni, 1059-1099, Epigraphic Round Script, by Viola Allegranzi and Martina Massullo, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/3819

Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder
CallFront
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID
Afghanistan_VA_MM_10
Author
Viola Allegranzi
Martina Massullo
Date
451 - 492 H.
1059 – 1099
Localization Exactitude Degree
Exact
Place of Production
Afghanistan, Ghazni
Present Location
Ghazni, warehouse
Language
Arabic
Type of text
Funerary text
Text Content
...اللهم اغفر وارحم الحسن بن ابي
Script
Epigraphic Round Script
Color of the Script
no trace of color left
Remarks (General Identification)
The inscription contains the beginning of a funerary text.
Type of Object
architectural element\panel
Writing Surface
stone\type of stone\marble
Shape (Epigraphy)
band
Size (of the object)
62.5 x 70.5 cm
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects)
One horizontal line.
Technique
carved / bas-relief - flat relief
Instrument
chisel
Remarks (Support)
The preserved item constitutes a fragment of a larger panel. Other inscriptions are visible on the left-side band (see Afghanistan_VA_MM_09) and on a rectangular cartouche located at the bottom centre. The latter is in square Kufic and contains the names of the first caliphs and imams.
Bibliography
Pinder-Wilson, Ralph. “Ghaznavid and Ghūrid Minarets.” Iran 39 (2001): 155-186. Here p. 160-161, fig. 12, 13.
Giunta, Roberta. “Testimonianze epigrafiche dei regnanti ghaznavidi a Ġaznī.” Scritti in onore di Giovanni M. d’Erme (2005): 525–55. Here p. 538-540, fig. 9.
Online publications: https://ghazni.bdus.cloud/islamic/finds/record/RM0015
TEI, no. 37828
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Panel, Ghazni, 1059-1099, Epigraphic Round Script

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape
rectangular
Internal Structure
linear
partially interwoven
Groups of Characters Baseline
oblique
Character Spacing
regular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation
absent
Ligature
Conventional - curvilinear
Shading / Contrast
medium contrast
Ascenders
Alif Ascenders
alif - non serifed
Lām Ascenders
lām - vertical
lām - non serifed
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders
rounded body
Descenders
wāw descenders
rounded tail elongated upwards
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders
wide deep bowl
yā’ al-rāji’ah descenders
backward stroke returning in a second parallel stroke

denticles

sīn shīn denticles
rounded base denticles
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles
medial short pointed denticles

counters

hā' counters
initial / medial double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah)
fā' qāf wāw counters
soft triangular head

vocalization and diacritics

ihmāl vocalization and diacritics
V shape
Image ID Entry
Afghanistan_VA_MM_10b
Description
Panel, Ghazni, 1059-1099, Epigraphic Round Script
Photographer
MAIA (Missione Archeologica Italiana in Afghanistan)
Copyrights Holder
MAIA (Missione Archeologica Italiana in Afghanistan)
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights
Public
Image ID Entry
Afghanistan_VA_MM_10a
Description
Panel, Ghazni, 1059-1099, Epigraphic Round Script
Photographer
MAIA (Missione Archeologica Italiana in Afghanistan)
Copyrights Holder
MAIA (Missione Archeologica Italiana in Afghanistan)
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights
Public