Quadrant ربع
Or 2411/2
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The record is made up of Instrument. It was created in 1256. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.
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Quadrant (رُبْع), comprising an astrolabe Ancient instrument for astronomical observations. quadrant ربع المُقَنْطَرَات), Side A) and a (ربع المُجَيَّب). The quadrant is signed by its maker, Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Sharbatlī (أحمد ابن إبراهيم الشربتلي, Side A), and dated 1256/1840-41 (Side B).
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- Instrument
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- 95 imagesRef: Or 2411
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Material: Wood, lacquered
Depth: 12 mm
Script: Naskh
Maker: Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Sharbatlī (أحمد ابن إبراهيم الشربتلي, see Side A)
Ink: Black and red
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- Arabic in Arabic script
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- Archival item
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- British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- Or 2411/2
- Date(s)
- 1256 (AH, Hijri qamari)
- Finding aids
Rieu, Charles, Supplement to the Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the British Museum (London: The British Museum, 1894), Item 766, pp. 524-25
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Quadrant ربع, British Library: Oriental Manuscripts, Or 2411/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100066404465.0x000001> [accessed 12 October 2024]
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- Or 2411/2
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- Quadrant ربع
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- front, back, spine, edge, head
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