Endowment document (MAHS-MDV-COL-003-O-0160)

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: Maldives_MF_MZ_10
Author: R. Michael Feener; Multia Zahara
Contributor(s): Nuria Garcia Masip
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: Dhiyamiglli, Thaa 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-0160/#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-3418%2C-189%2C8712%2C3763
Language: Arabic
Title of the Document (If Relevant): Mosque endowment document
Type of text: Legal/administrative texts
Nature of the Text: Other
Color of the Script: black; red
Remarks (General Identification): Endowment document (MAHS-MDV-COL-003-O-0160) from Dhiyamigili in Thaa Atoll. The document also bears traces of three seal stamps near the top of the page.
Type of Object: manuscript\single-sheet
Writing Surface: paper\type of paper\European paper
Shape (Epigraphy): octagonal
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 38 lines
Technique: written
Ink: black ink (composition unknown); red ink
Remarks (Support): Endowment document

See the lexicon

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

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