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Panel, Chanderi, 1433, Epigraphic Round Script

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APA

Saarthak Singh, . (n.d.). Panel, Chanderi, 1433, Epigraphic Round Script (1–), CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4129

Chicago

Saarthak Singh. n.d. “Panel, Chanderi, 1433, Epigraphic Round Script.”, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4129

MLA

Saarthak Singh. Panel, Chanderi, 1433, Epigraphic Round Script, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4129

Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder
CallFront
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID
India_SS_25
Author
Saarthak Singh
Date
836 H.
1433
Localization Exactitude Degree
Exact
Place of Production
India, Madhya Pradesh, Ashoknagar district, Chanderi
Remarks (Place of Production)
Originally found at Singhpur Tālāb
Present Location
Gujari Mahal Museum, Gwalior
Language
Persian
Type of text
Foundation inscription
Text Content
Records the foundation of a tank by Malik Haibat Niẓām Jāshghūrī in the name of Shaykh Burhān b. Ya'qūb, disciple of Wajīh al-Dīn, in the reign of Hūshang Shāh
Script
Epigraphic Round Script
Type of Object
architectural element\panel
Writing Surface
stone\type of stone\granite
Shape (Epigraphy)
rectangular
Size (of the object)
66 x 61 cm
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects)
11
Technique
carved / bas-relief - flat relief
Instrument
chisel

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape
rectangular
Internal Structure
linear
Line of Writing
horizontal
Groups of Characters Baseline
horizontal
Character Spacing
irregular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation
frequent
Elongated Letters
nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā’, lām and qāf bowl
sīn/shin denticles
Ligature
Abusive - ‘alif and dāl
Shading / Contrast
non-nuanced strokes

Letter Morphology

Point
inclined square
Ascenders
Alif Ascenders
alif - inclined to left
alif - non serifed
alif - thick vertical shaft
Lām Ascenders
lām - inclined to left
lām - non serifed
lām - thick vertical shaft
Kāf Ascenders
no top arm and superscript kāf
Initial, medial and final shaft slightly inclined to left
top arm with final hook
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders
rounded swollen body
vertical shaft inclined to left
Descenders
wāw descenders
wāw - short almost horizontal tail
rā' zā' descenders
rā'/zā' - short almost horizontal tail
mīm descenders
mīm - s-shape
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders
elongated curvilinear deep bowl
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders
closed looped tail
yā’ al-rāji’ah descenders
backward horizontal stroke

horizontals

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

denticles

sīn shīn denticles
short pointed denticles
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles
initial perpendicular to baseline

counters

hā' counters
isolated one-eyed round (mu'arrāh)
initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr)
final s-shaped (muḥdawdibah)
fā' qāf wāw counters
rounded head
closed eye
medial 'ain ghayn counters
compact inverted triangle / open or closed eye
mīm counters
rounded head
Image ID Entry
India_SS_25a
Description
Panel, Chanderi, 1433, Epigraphic Round Script
Photographer
Saarthak Singh
Copyrights Holder
Saarthak Singh
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights
Public
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