Details

Subject(s)

• Wooden tablets—Specimens [Browse]
• Qurʼan—Study and teaching [Browse]
• Arabic language—Study and teaching [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Qurʼanic boards [Browse]

Medium/​Support

wood rdamat

Summary note

Wooden tablet, of a kind found in Qurʼanic schools in many parts of the world. The date is unknown.

Notes

• Description: Three sanded boards, 10 mm thick (70, 61, 28 mm width) bound together with metal straps at top and bottom. Center board is pierced at top with two holes 5 mm. across. Through one hole is looped a braided nylon cord secured with two knots. Center board has a 2.5 mm. hole at the bottom which is filled with white wash.
• Text: One side has Sūrah al-Takāthir verses 5-8 (Sūrah 102:5-8) and in the lower right hand corner is a calligraphic motif (based on the basmala?). The other side has the basmala followed by the letters of the Arabic alphabet. Later notations in pencil are visible.

Source of description

Title devised by cataloger.

Language note

Arabic;

Script

Maghribī

OCLC

122765080

Statement on responsible collection description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...