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Mihrab, Thatta, 1601, Thuluth

Pakistan_FQ_11a

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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: Pakistan_FQ_11
Author: Fatima Quraishi
Contributor(s): Nuria Garcia Masip; Vincent Thérouin
Date: 1009 H.; 1601
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: Pakistan, Sindh province, Thatta, Makli Necropolis, Tomb of Jani Beg Tarkhan
Language: Arabic; Persian
Type of text: Quran
Nature of the Text: Reference for Quranic verses
Text Content: 3:39 (first half)
Script: Thuluth
Type of Object: architectural element\mihrab
Writing Surface: stone\type of stone\sandstone
Shape (Epigraphy): rectangular
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 2
Technique: carved / bas-relief - flat relief
Instrument: chisel

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape: rectangular
Internal Structure: piled; tight interwoven; balanced negative and positive spaces
Groups of Characters Baseline: Groups of characters baseline - horizontal
Character Spacing: regular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation: occasional
Elongated Letters: yā’ rajiah
Shading / Contrast: medium contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: round dot; inclined square

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - elongated vertical shaft; alif - top right serif
Lām Ascenders: lām - elongated vertical shaft; lām - top right serif
Kāf Ascenders: Initial /medial compact form diagonal body; no top arm and superscript kāf

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - long flattened, tapered tail
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - long flattened, tapered tail
mīm descenders: mīm - long flattened, tapered tail
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: closed looped tail
yā’ al-rāji’ah descenders: backward horizontal stroke

horizontals

bāʾ tāʾ thāʾ fāʾ kāf horizontals: bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - curvilinear flattened bowl

denticles

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

counters

hā' counters: isolated one-eyed triangular (murabba'ah); initial / medial double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah); initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr); final s-shaped (muḥdawdibah)
fā' qāf wāw counters: soft triangular head needle point eye
mīm counters: rounded head pointed chin; mīm - needle point eye

vocalization and diacritics

fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics: oblique stroke
(10°-35°)
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: diagonal tail (40°-45°); needle point eye
hamza vocalization and diacritics: small ‘ain
sukūn vocalization and diacritics: wedge
shadda vocalization and diacritics: tall denticles
ihmāl vocalization and diacritics: subscript miniature letter for hā’/ ʿayn/ sīn / sād / ṭa; superscript miniature kāf for medial or inital form; ihmāl - v-shaped

Image ID Entry: Pakistan_FQ_11a
Description: Tombstone, Thatta, mid-15th century, Other
Photographer: Fatima Quraishi
Copyrights Holder: Fatima Quraishi
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public