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Manuscript, Terengganu, 19th century, Naskhī

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Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: SoutheastAsia_AA_ATG_02
Author: Ali Akbar; Annabel Teh Gallop
Date: 19^th century
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: Malaysia, Terengganu State
Present Location: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu State Museum, LMNT 2002.1
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Quran
Text Content: Qur'an
Script: Naskhī/naskh
Color of the Script: black
Type of Object: manuscript\codex
Writing Surface: paper\type of paper\European paper
Size (of the object): 32 x 22 cm
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 15 lines
Technique: written
Instrument: jawi pen

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Character Spacing: regular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation: occasional
Elongated Letters: medial ligatures
Ligature: Abusive - rā’ and tāʾ marbūṭa; Conventional - underpinning; Conventional - curvilinear
Shading / Contrast: strong contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: inclined square

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - top right serif
Lām Ascenders: lām - inclined to left; lām - top right serif
Kāf Ascenders: initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah); initial, medial shaft with serif on the left
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded body; vertical shaft with serif

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - short curvilinear tail ending in hairline
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - short curvilinear tail ending in hairline; rā'/zā' - s-shaped
mīm descenders: mīm - short curvilinear tail; mīm - vertical downstroke
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: deep bowl
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: backward tail

horizontals

bāʾ tāʾ thāʾ fāʾ kāf horizontals: short curvilinear bowl; straight bowl on baseline

denticles

sīn shīn denticles: short pointed denticles
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: initial short pointed denticles; initial slightly inclined to left; extended bā' Basmalah with serif

counters

hā' counters: initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr); initial / medial double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah)
fā' qāf wāw counters: rounded head
medial 'ain ghayn counters: compact inverted triangle
mīm counters: rounded head pointed chin

vocalization and diacritics

fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics colour: black
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: oblique tail (10°-35°)
ḍamma vocalization and diacritics colour: black
hamza vocalization and diacritics: small inverse Z
hamza vocalization and diacritics colour: black
sukūn vocalization and diacritics: oval; open oval
shadda vocalization and diacritics: short denticles

Other

additional characteristics: alif-lam ta’rif with serif; the beginning of the curve of ra’ under the vertical line of lam; ṣad without denticle; single ba’ in s-shape; special curved shape for double ḍamma (tanwīn ḍamma)

Image ID Entry: SoutheastAsia_AA_ATG_02a
Description: Manuscript, Terengganu, 19th century, Naskhī
Photographer: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu State Museum
Copyrights Holder: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu State Museum
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: SoutheastAsia_AA_ATG_02b
Description: Manuscript, Terengganu, 19th century, Naskhī
Photographer: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu State Museum
Copyrights Holder: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu State Museum
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: SoutheastAsia_AA_ATG_02c
Description: Manuscript, Terengganu, 19th century, Naskhī
Photographer: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu State Museum
Copyrights Holder: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu State Museum
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: SoutheastAsia_AA_ATG_02d
Description: Manuscript, Terengganu, 19th century, Naskhī
Photographer: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu State Museum
Copyrights Holder: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu State Museum
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: SoutheastAsia_AA_ATG_02e
Description: Manuscript, Terengganu, 19th century, Naskhī
Photographer: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu State Museum
Copyrights Holder: Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu State Museum
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
Access Rights: Public