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Manuscript, Chaliyam, 18th-19th century

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License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: India_MSC_03
Author: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Date: 1701 – 1900
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: India, Kerala State, Kozhikode district, Chaliyam
Present Location: Family Collection, Chaliyam
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Quran
Script: Other
Color of the Script: red
Type of Object: manuscript\codex
Size (of the object): 21 x 28.3 cm
Ruling (Manuscript): 12-13
Technique: written
Ink: black ink (composition unknown)

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Character Spacing: regular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation: occasional
Elongated Letters: nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā’, lām and qāf bowl; bā’/fā’ bowl
Length of Elongation: varied length of elongations
Ligature: Conventional - V shaped
Shading / Contrast: strong contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: inclined square; partial stroke toward left

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - slight top serif; alif - thin shaft
Lām Ascenders: lām - inclined to left; lām - slight top serif
Kāf Ascenders: initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah); initial /medial compact form rounded body; sword-like top arm
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded swollen body; vertical shaft inclined to left; vertical shaft with serif

Descenders

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

horizontals

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

denticles

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

counters

hā' counters: isolated one-eyed triangular (murabba'ah); initial / medial double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah); final multi-knotted form (musalsalah); final one-eyed (mardufah) with elongated vertical shaft
fā' qāf wāw counters: rounded head
medial 'ain ghayn counters: asymmetrical inverted triangle open eye
mīm counters: rounded head pointed chin, closed eye

vocalization and diacritics

ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: comma; oblique tail (10°-35°); open eye
hamza vocalization and diacritics: small inverse Z
sukūn vocalization and diacritics: circle with extended arm
shadda vocalization and diacritics: thick horizontal stroke and middle vertical stroke

Other

additional characteristics: exaggerated eyebrow of jīm /khā’ / ḥā’; numerous use of hairlines for descenders

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_03a
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_03b
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_03c
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_03d
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_MSC_03e
Description: Manuscript, Chaliyam, 18th-19th century
Photographer: Mohammed Salih Cholakkalakath
Copyrights Holder: Family Collection, Chaliyam
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public