Tombstone, Thatta, late 15th- early 16th century, Muḥaqqaq ; Thuluth · CallFront

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Tombstone, Thatta, late 15th- early 16th century, Muḥaqqaq ; Thuluth

Pakistan_FQ_14a
Pakistan_FQ_14b

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License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: Pakistan_FQ_14
Author: Fatima Quraishi
Date: 1476 – 1525
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: Pakistan, Sindh province, Thatta, Makli Necropolis, Tomb of Sister of Fath Khan
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Quran
Nature of the Text: Reference for Quranic verses
Text Content: 2:255 & 3:147 (partial), Bisimilah
Script: Muḥaqqaq; Thuluth
Type of Object: cenotaph/tombstone
Writing Surface: stone\type of stone\sandstone
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 1
Technique: carved / bas-relief - flat relief
Instrument: chisel
Related Items: Tombstone, Thatta, late 15th- early 16th century, Muḥaqqaq ; Thuluth

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape: rectangular
Internal Structure: piled; interwoven
Character Spacing: regular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation: frequent
Elongated Letters: yā’ rajiah
Ligature: Conventional - curvilinear
Shading / Contrast: medium contrast

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - slight top serif
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - top right serif

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - rounded tail
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - s-shaped
mīm descenders: mīm - s-shape
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - curvilinear flattened bowl
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; leftward stroke with short hook

counters

hā' counters: final s-shaped (muḥdawdibah); final one-eyed with long backward stroke
fā' qāf wāw counters: rounded head needle point eye
medial 'ain ghayn counters: wide inverted triangle
mīm counters: rounded head; mīm - needle point eye

vocalization and diacritics

ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: horizontal tail; needle point eye; oblique tail (10°-35°)
sukūn vocalization and diacritics: circle
shadda vocalization and diacritics: tall denticles

Other

additional characteristics: Use of the superscript letters to balance negative space, in their different forms

Image ID Entry: Pakistan_FQ_14a
Description: Tombstone, Thatta, late 15th century, Other
Photographer: Fatima Quraishi
Copyrights Holder: Fatima Quraishi
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Pakistan_FQ_14b
Description: Tombstone, Thatta, late 15th century, Other
Photographer: Fatima Quraishi
Copyrights Holder: Fatima Quraishi
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public