Panel, Chanderi, 1301-1396, Epigraphic Round Script

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License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: India_SS_13
Author: Saarthak Singh
Date: 8th century H.; 1301 – 1396
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: India, Madhya Pradesh, Ashoknagar district, Chanderi
Present Location: Maulana Wajihuddin Yusuf dargah, loose inscription in the khanqah
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Quran
Nature of the Text: Reference for Quranic verses
Script: Epigraphic Round Script
Type of Object: architectural element\panel
Writing Surface: stone\type of stone\sandstone
Shape (Epigraphy): rectangular
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 2
Technique: carved / bas-relief - flat relief
Instrument: chisel
Bibliography: unpublished

See the lexicon

Alif Ascenders: alif - vertical; alif - non serifed; alif - thick vertical shaft; alif - foot with right spur
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - non serifed; lām - thick vertical shaft; lām - foot with left hook
Kāf Ascenders: initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah) with s-shape body

bāʾ tāʾ thāʾ fāʾ kāf horizontals: bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - deep plunging bowl

sīn shīn denticles: tall denticles perpendicular to baseline
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: initial perpendicular to baseline

hā' counters: isolated one-eyed triangular (murabba'ah); final one-eyed (mardufah) diamond shaped
fā' qāf wāw counters: triangular pointed head
mīm counters: rounded head

fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics: thick stroke; horizontal stroke
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: comma
hamza vocalization and diacritics: small inverse Z
sukūn vocalization and diacritics: circle
ihmāl vocalization and diacritics: superscript miniature kāf for medial or inital form