Arabic script
Iraq
10th Century
Source: Sezgin, F., Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums, vol. 6, pp. 220-222.
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Describes labels on an astrolabe attributed to Pope Sylvester II but which betrays the character of an Arabic astrolabe from the 4th/10th century (p. 94). Fixed stars and numbers are predominantly in Arabic script.
Original Recipe Text
Describes labels on an astrolabe attributed to Pope Sylvester II but which betrays the character of an Arabic astrolabe from the 4th/10th century (p. 94). Fixed stars and numbers are predominantly in Arabic script.
Evidence
"All numbers and the names of the fixed stars on the spider, on the rim of the mater and on the discs are written in Arabic script. Only the two latitudes 30° and 42° were provided additionally with European numerals."
Remarks
The script style is used to identify the instrument's origin, despite later conjectures regarding authorship. European numerals for latitudes 30° and 42° appear to be later additions or modifications (p. 94).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionIraq
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorSezgin, F., Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums, vol. 6, pp. 220-222.
CollectionBaghdad
Language
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