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Panel, Eskiyurt and Azizler, -- Thuluth

Crimea_NKF_07a
Crimea_NKF_07b

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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: Crimea_NKF_07
Author: Nicole Kançal-Ferrari
Contributor(s): Vincent Thérouin; Nuria Garcia Masip
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: Crimea, Eskiyurt, Azizler (Qırq Azizler)
Present Location: Eskiyurt and Azizler/Qırq Azizler, in situ (Crimea)
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Quran
Nature of the Text: Reference for Quranic verses
Text Content: al-Baqara (2:255) Ayat al-Kursi
Script: Thuluth
Type of Object: architectural element\panel
Shape (Epigraphy): other
Size (of the object): ca. 70 x 70 cm
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 7 lines
Technique: carved / bas-relief - flat relief
Instrument: chisel

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape: rectangular
Internal Structure: piled; partially interwoven
Groups of Characters Baseline: oblique
Presence of Elongation: rare
Elongated Letters: nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā’, lām and qāf bowl
Ligature: Conventional - curvilinear
Shading / Contrast: medium contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: inclined square

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - top right serif
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - top right serif
Kāf Ascenders: Initial /medial compact form diagonal body; initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah)
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded body; vertical shaft with serif

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - long flattened, tapered tail; wāw - rounded tail
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - long flattened, tapered tail; rā'/zā' - s-shaped
mīm descenders: mīm - long flattened, tapered tail; mīm - s-shape
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: wide deep bowl
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: backward tail; opening horizontal
yā’ al-rāji’ah descenders: backward horizontal stroke

horizontals

bāʾ tāʾ thāʾ fāʾ kāf horizontals: short bowl

denticles

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

counters

hā' counters: initial / medial double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah); initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr)
mīm counters: rounded head pointed chin

vocalization and diacritics

ḍamma vocalization and diacritics: closed eye; oblique tail (10°-35°)
shadda vocalization and diacritics: tall denticles

Image ID Entry: Crimea_NKF_07a
Description: Architectural element/panel/ spolia?
Photographer: Nicole Kançal-Ferrari
Copyrights Holder: Nicole Kançal-Ferrari
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Crimea_NKF_07b
Description: Architectural element/panel/ spolia?
Photographer: Nicole Kançal-Ferrari
Copyrights Holder: Nicole Kançal-Ferrari
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public