Royal decree (MAHS-MDV-COL-003-O-0061)

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License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: Maldives_MF_MZ_05
Author: R. Michael Feener; Multia Zahara
Contributor(s): Nuria Garcia Masip
Date: 1301 H.; 1884
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: Aidhoo,Ba Atoll, Maldives
Present Location: Preserved in the National Archive of Maldives on Male, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives
Website Link: https://maritimeasiaheritage.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/manuscripts/mahs-mdv-col-003-o-0061/#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-1483%2C-91%2C4169%2C1801
Language: Arabic; Dhivehi
Title of the Document (If Relevant): Decress
Type of text: Legal/administrative texts
Nature of the Text: Other
Color of the Script: black; red
Remarks (General Identification): Decree of Sultan Ibrahim Nur al-Din Iskandar (MAHS-MDV-COL-003-O-0061) made during the 4th year of his reign (1301 H / 1884) on the appointment of a shrine custodian. The main text is in Thaana script Dhivehi, but the document also features an oval seal stamp impression with a distinctive cursive form of Arabic script.
Type of Object: manuscript\single-sheet
Writing Surface: paper\type of paper\European paper
Shape (Epigraphy): oval
Size (of the object): 193 x 14 cm
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 14 lines
Technique: written
Ink: black ink (composition unknown); red ink; blue ink
Remarks (Support): Single-sheet, Maldivian, 1884

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