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Door, Ponnani, 18th-19th century, Other

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License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: India_MSC_17
Author: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Date: 1701 – 1900
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: India, Kerala state, Ponnani
Present Location: JM Road, near Jami of Ponnani
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Poetry
Nature of the Text: Reference for poetry verses
Text Content: لي خمسة اطفي بها حر الوباء الحاطمة والمصطفي والمرتضي وابناهما فاطمة
Color of the Script: white
Type of Object: architectural element\door
Writing Surface: wood
Shape (Epigraphy): rectangular
Size (of the object): n/a
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 2
Technique: carved / bas-relief - flat relief
Instrument: chisel

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape: rectangular; circular
Internal Structure: partially interwoven; stacked; large presence of negative space
Presence of Elongation: occasional
Elongated Letters: nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā’, lām and qāf bowl; medial ligatures
Length of Elongation: standard length of elongations
Ligature: Conventional - curvilinear
Shading / Contrast: non-nuanced strokes

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - non serifed; alif - elongated vertical shaft
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - non serifed; lām - elongated vertical shaft
Kāf Ascenders: isolated Kāf; vertical shaft with top arm (sarkaj); Initial /medial compact form diagonal body; top long curvilinear stroke
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded body; vertical shaft inclined to left

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - crescent tail; wide rounded tail
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - long flattened, tapered tail; rā'/zā' - s-shaped
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: wide deep bowl; elongated curvilinear deep bowl; deep bowl looping inwards; nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - elongated curvilinear flattened bowl
yā’ al-rāji’ah descenders: backward oblique stroke

horizontals

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

denticles

sīn shīn denticles: short pointed denticles; rounded base denticles
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: initial slightly inclined to left

counters

hā' counters: isolated one-eyed triangular (murabba'ah); final s-shaped (muḥdawdibah); initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr); final multi-knotted form (musalsalah)
fā' qāf wāw counters: soft triangular head
medial 'ain ghayn counters: wide inverted triangle
mīm counters: circular head

vocalization and diacritics

ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: oblique tail (10°-35°); closed eye
hamza vocalization and diacritics: small inverse Z
sukūn vocalization and diacritics: circle
shadda vocalization and diacritics: wide denticles

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_18a
Description: Door, Ponnani, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: JM Road, near Jami of Ponnani
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_18b
Description: Door, Ponnani, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: JM Road, near Jami of Ponnani
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_18c
Description: Door, Ponnani, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: JM Road, near Jami of Ponnani
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_18d
Description: Door, Ponnani, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: JM Road, near Jami of Ponnani
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_18e
Description: Door, Ponnani, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: JM Road, near Jami of Ponnani
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_18f
Description: Door, Ponnani, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: JM Road, near Jami of Ponnani
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_18g
Description: Door, Ponnani, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: JM Road, near Jami of Ponnani
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_18h
Description: Door, Ponnani, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: JM Road, near Jami of Ponnani
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_18i
Description: Door, Ponnani, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: JM Road, near Jami of Ponnani
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public