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Panel, Dhar, 1300-1396, Epigraphic Round Script

India_SS_14a
India_SS_14b
India_SS_14c

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Item descriptor

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License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: India_SS_14
Author: Saarthak Singh
Date: 700-799 H.; 1300 – 1396
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: India, Madhya Pradesh, Dhar
Present Location: Dargāh Kamāl Maulā, north wall
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Quran
Nature of the Text: Reference for Quranic verses
Text Content: Quran 36:1-83
Script: Epigraphic Round Script
Type of Object: architectural element\panel
Writing Surface: stone\type of stone\granite
Shape (Epigraphy): rectangular
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 12
Technique: carved / bas-relief - flat relief
Instrument: chisel

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape: rectangular
Internal Structure: linear; tight interwoven; piled
Line of Writing: horizontal
Groups of Characters Baseline: one group of characters underpins the next
Character Spacing: irregular spaces between characters; superscription at end of line
Shading / Contrast: strong contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: round dot

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - vertical; alif - non serifed; alif - shaft tapers from thick to thin
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - non serifed; lām - shaft tapers from thick to thin
Kāf Ascenders: medial, initial vertical shaft; sword-like top arm
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded body; vertical shaft no serif

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - diagonal tail
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - diagonal tail
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: plunging open bowl
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: closing upward

denticles

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

counters

hā' counters: final one-eyed (mardufah) inclined to left
fā' qāf wāw counters: triangular pointed head
medial 'ain ghayn counters: wide inverted triangle
mīm counters: rounded head

vocalization and diacritics

ihmāl vocalization and diacritics: superscript miniature kāf for medial or inital form

Image ID Entry: India_SS_14a
Description: Panel, Dhar, 1300-1396, Epigraphic Round Script
Photographer: Saarthak Singh
Copyrights Holder: Saarthak Singh
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_SS_14b
Description: Panel, Dhar, 1300-1396, Epigraphic Round Script
Photographer: Saarthak Singh
Copyrights Holder: Saarthak Singh
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: India_SS_14c
Description: Panel, Dhar, 1300-1396, Epigraphic Round Script
Photographer: Saarthak Singh
Copyrights Holder: Saarthak Singh
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public