Inscription Details - Islamic Inscriptions

Inscription Text:

1) The voice of glory called with joy and the envious eye became weary ever since you founded this water dispensary; its spring water has extinguished all maladies. 2) The tongues of acceptance called upon 'Abd al-Rahman: "you have received great recompense," all who dated it said: "our prayer (is) God, make salvation his path." 3) In the year 1157/1744-5.

Arabic

1) هاتف العز بالسعادة نادى ( حين امسى طرف الحسود كليلا ) منذ انشات ذا السبيل و اضحى، ماؤه السلسبيل يطفى الغليلا 2) وغدت السن القبول تنادى" نلت عبد الرحمن اجرا جزيلا " قال كل ارخه ان دعانا: ربنا اجعل له النجاة سبيلا 3) سنة1157

Insc. Number 21.1
Patron Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda
Date Hijri 1157
Date CE 1744-1745
Location Exterior, lintel of entrance doorway
Style Naskh
Material Stone
Technique Carved
Dimensions 19 x 130 cm
Condition Good
Types Foundation
Comments The chronogram: "ربنا اجعل له النجاة سبيلا" gives the date 1157. The last line explores the double meaning of the word sabil: path and water fountain.

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Inscription Text:

Arabic

Monument Number 21
Monument Name Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda
Date Hijri 1157
Date CE 1744-1745
Patron Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda

Inscription Text:

Arabic

Bibliography Van Berchem, Max. Matériaux pour un corpus inscriptionum arabicarum. Vol. 1. Cairo: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 1894-1903.
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Reference Type text and partial translation

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