Qurʼanic writing board.

Format
Visual material
Language
Arabic
Description
1 tablet : wood ; 36 x 16 mm.

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status
Special Collections - Manuscripts Islamic Manuscripts, Third Series no. 294e Middle 107, Browse related items Reading Room Request

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    Subject(s)
    Getty AAT genre
    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
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