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Manuscript, Chaliyam, 1586

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Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: India_MSC_01
Author: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Date: 993 H.; 1585
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: India, Kerala State, Kozhikode district, Chaliyam
Remarks (Place of Production): Possibly from Chaliyam itself. The custodian of the manuscrpt claims that it was belonged to a Sayyid migrated from Khorasān.
Present Location: Family Collection, Chaliyam
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Quran
Script: Other
Color of the Script: black; red
Type of Object: manuscript\codex
Writing Surface: paper /European paper; Water marks, chain and laid in available in 16th century and 19th century restored paper.
Size (of the object): 31.3 x 21.4 cm
Ruling (Manuscript): 15-16
Technique: written
Instrument: Brush
Ink: black ink (composition unknown)

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Line of Writing: Line of writing - horizontal
Groups of Characters Baseline: Groups of characters baseline - horizontal
Character Spacing: regular spaces between characters; irregular spaces between groups of words
Presence of Elongation: rare
Elongated Letters: medial ligatures
Length of Elongation: varied length of elongations
Ligature: Conventional - curvilinear; Conventional - horizontal
Shading / Contrast: medium contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: inclined square

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - vertical; alif - non serifed; alif - top left serif; final alif with top right serif
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - non serifed; lām - top left serif
Kāf Ascenders: initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah); Kaf - two elongated parallel strokes; top arm detached thin stroke; Initial, medial and final shaft slightly inclined to left; final vertical shaft with top arm
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded body; vertical shaft with serif

Descenders

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

horizontals

bāʾ tāʾ thāʾ fāʾ kāf horizontals: short bowl

denticles

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

counters

hā' counters: initial / medial double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah); initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr); isolated one-eyed triangular (murabba'ah)
fā' qāf wāw counters: rounded head; soft triangular head
medial 'ain ghayn counters: compact inverted triangle
mīm counters: circular head

vocalization and diacritics

fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics: diagonal stroke
(40°-45°)
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: closed eye; diagonal tail (40°-45°)
hamza vocalization and diacritics: small ‘ain
sukūn vocalization and diacritics: circle
shadda vocalization and diacritics: short denticles
ihmāl vocalization and diacritics: superscript miniature kāf for medial or inital form

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_01a
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 1586
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_01b
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 1586
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_01c
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 1586
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_01d
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 1586
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_01e
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 1586
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_01f
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 1586
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_01g
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 1586
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_01h
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 1586
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_01i
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 1586
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public