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Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī

Ethiopia_SM_06a
Ethiopia_SM_06b
Ethiopia_SM_06c
Ethiopia_SM_06d
Ethiopia_SM_06e
Ethiopia_SM_06f
Ethiopia_SM_06g
Ethiopia_SM_06h
Ethiopia_SM_06i
Ethiopia_SM_06j
Ethiopia_SM_06k
Ethiopia_SM_06l
Ethiopia_SM_06m
Ethiopia_SM_06n
Ethiopia_SM_06o
Ethiopia_SM_06p
Ethiopia_SM_06q
Ethiopia_SM_06r
Ethiopia_SM_06s
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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA-4.0
Entry ID: Ethiopia_SM_06
Author: Sana Mirza
Contributor(s): Nuria Garcia Masip
Date: 1775 – 1825
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: Ethiopia, Harari region, Harar
Remarks (Place of Production): The place of production is an attribution based on stylistic analysis
Present Location: Princeton University Library
Website Link: https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/99125500439306421
Language: Arabic
Title of the Document (If Relevant): Qur'an
Type of text: Quran
Script: Naskhī regional variant
Color of the Script: black; red; green
Remarks (General Identification): Single-volume Qur’an. Princeton University Library, Islamic Manuscripts, Third Series, no. 900q; This entry is for only the Qur'anic text and not the paratextual materials in the manuscript.
Type of Object: manuscript\codex
Writing Surface: paper\type of paper\European paper
Ruling (Manuscript): 15 lines per page
Technique: written
Ink: carbon-based ink (midād); red ink

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Internal Structure: linear
Character Spacing: regular spaces between characters
Ligature: Conventional - curvilinear
Shading / Contrast: non-nuanced strokes

Letter Morphology

Point: inclined square; inclined partial square; round dot

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - non serifed; alif - slight top serif
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - non serifed
Kāf Ascenders: initial slight s-shaped; sword-like top arm
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded body; vertical shaft no serif; vertical shaft slight serif

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - short curvilinear tail; long tapered tail
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - short curvilinear tail; rā'/zā' - angular horizontal tail; rā'/zā' - s-shaped
mīm descenders: short diagonal to left; mīm - vertical downstroke
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: elongated curvilinear deep bowl; deep bowl
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: backward tail; opening downwards; opening horizontal

horizontals

bāʾ tāʾ thāʾ fāʾ kāf horizontals: flattened bowl; short bowl

denticles

sīn shīn denticles: short pointed denticles
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: initial perpendicular to baseline; medial short pointed denticles

counters

hā' counters: initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr); initial / medial double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah); final one-eyed (mardufah); isolated one-eyed round (mu'arrāh); initial / medial bottom v-shaped
fā' qāf wāw counters: soft triangular head
medial 'ain ghayn counters: compact inverted triangle
mīm counters: circular head closed eye

vocalization and diacritics

ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: oblique tail (10°-35°); horizontal tail; open eye
hamza vocalization and diacritics: small ‘ain
shadda vocalization and diacritics: tall denticles

Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06a
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
Photographer: Princeton University Library
Copyrights Holder: Princeton University Library
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06b
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06c
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06d
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06e
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06f
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06g
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06h
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06i
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06j
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06k
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06l
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06m
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06n
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06o
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06p
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06q
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06r
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06s
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
Photographer: Princeton University Library
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Image ID Entry: Ethiopia_SM_06t
Description: Codex, Harar, likely late 18th or early 19th century, Naskhī
Photographer: Princeton University Library
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