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Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other

Maldives_MF_MZ_23a
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Maldives_MF_MZ_23f
Maldives_MF_MZ_23g
Maldives_MF_MZ_23h
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Maldives_MF_MZ_23j
Maldives_MF_MZ_23k
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Maldives_MF_MZ_23n
Maldives_MF_MZ_23o
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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: Maldives_MF_MZ_23
Author: R. Michael Feener; Multia Zahara
Date: 1347 H.; 1922
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: Kulhudhuffushi, Haa Alifu Atoll, Maldives
Present Location: Kulhudhuffushi, Haa Alifu Atoll, Maldives
Website Link: https://arches.maritimeasiaheritage.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/report/5e3a0bce-f3c0-4452-a516-8bbfbe6a3654
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Funerary text
Nature of the Text: Reference for Quranic verses
Script: Other
Remarks (General Identification): A pair of coralstone slab grave markers with Arabic inscriptions on each (MAHS-MDV-KFA-MLE-S-002-F-0001). Both stones are also ornamented with dentilation and floral motifs. The headstone presents four lines of text under a basmallah roundel. The footstone text has a more irregular layout, and a dated epitaph
Type of Object: cenotaph/tombstone
Writing Surface: stone\type of stone\coral stone
Shape (Epigraphy): circular
Size (of the object): 57 x 34 x 15 cm
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 4 lines
Technique: engraved
Instrument: chisel
Remarks (Support): Coralstone grave marker, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922
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; nested
Ligature: Conventional - curvilinear
Shading / Contrast: non-nuanced strokes

Letter Morphology

Point: inclined square

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - s-shaped; alif - shaft tapers from thick to thin; alif - top right bevelled serif
Lām Ascenders: lām - s-shaped; lām - shaft tapers from thick to thin; lām - top right bevelled serif

Descenders

wāw descenders: wāw - crescent tail
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - short curvilinear flattened bowl

denticles

sīn shīn denticles: elongated no denticles; short pointed denticles

counters

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

Other

additional characteristics: lam-alif with alif inclined sharply towards the right; final hā’s with dome-like arches and ascending or descending terminal

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23a
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23a

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23b
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23b

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23c
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23c

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23d
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23d

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23e
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23e

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23f
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23f

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23g
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23g

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23h
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23h

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23i
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23i

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23j
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23j

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23k
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23k

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23l
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23l

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23m
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23m

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23n
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23n

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23o
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23o

Image ID Entry: Maldives_MF_MZ_23p
Description: Coralstone, Kulhudhuffushi, 1922, Other
Photographer: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
Copyrights Holder: Maritime Asia Heritage Survey (MAHS)
License: CC BY-NC-ND; CC-BY-NC-ND
Access Rights: Public
Title: Maldives_MF_MZ_23p