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Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other

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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: Maldives_MF_MZ_15
Author: R. Michael Feener; Multia Zahara
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: Vadhoo, Gaafu Dhaalu (South Huvadhu), Maldives
Present Location: Vaadhoo Hukuru Miskiyy, Vadhoo, Gaafu Dhaalu (South Huvadhu) Atoll, Maldives
Website Link: https://arches.maritimeasiaheritage.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/report/4c1c23c9-fd96-41b4-9621-859b4dd297d8
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Funerary text
Nature of the Text: Other
Remarks (General Identification): A pair of carved coralstone slab grave markers (MAHS-MDV-GDH-VDO-S-004-F-0010) from an old cemetery on the island of Vadhoo in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll. The Arabic inscriptions include a basmallah roundel on the headstone. The texts are framed within ornamental carvings of ulhaali kure’hun, gohh kure’hun, and dentilation motifs.
Type of Object: cenotaph/tombstone
Writing Surface: stone\type of stone\coral stone
Shape (Epigraphy): circular
Size (of the object): 108 x 76 x 14.5 cm
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 5 lines
Technique: engraved
Instrument: chisel
Remarks (Support): Coralstone, Gdh. Vadhoo
Bibliography: R. Michael Feener (Ed.), The Maritime Asia Heritage Survey Online Archive: https://maritimeasiaheritage.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape: rectangular
Internal Structure: stacked; partially interwoven; sinuous
Presence of Elongation: occasional
Shading / Contrast: non-nuanced strokes

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - vertical; alif - bevelled head; alif - shaft tapers from thick to thin
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - bevelled head; lām - shaft tapers from thick to thin
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded body; vertical shaft no serif

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - crescent tail
rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - crescent tail; rā'/zā' - s-shape ending in ascending hairline
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - elongated curvilinear flattened bowl; nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - curvilinear flattened bowl
yā’ al-rāji’ah descenders: short backward horizontal stroke

denticles

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

counters

hā' counters: final s-shaped (muḥdawdibah); initial / medial double-eyed top and bottom (mulawwazah); final s-shape ascending tail with bevelled ending
fā' qāf wāw counters: rounded head needle point eye
mīm counters: circular head

vocalization and diacritics

sukūn vocalization and diacritics: circle

Other

additional characteristics: interlaced vertical lām-alif; final hā’s with dome-like arches and ascending or descending terminals; initial ‘ain with circular eyebrow

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15a
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15b
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15c
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15d
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15e
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15f
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15g
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15h
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15i
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15j
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15k
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_15l
Description: Coralstone, Vadhoo, undated, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public