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Tombstone of Ruqaya bint Haj Ahmed bin Abdul Latif
(شاهدة قبر رقية بنت الحاج أحمد بن عبد اللطيف)

Title	Tombstone of Ruqaya bint Haj Ahmed bin Abdul Latif
Title Original	شاهدة قبر رقية بنت الحاج أحمد بن عبد اللطيف
Publication Date:	1208 AH / 1793 AD
Publication Place	- National Museum of Islamic Antiquities and Arts
Subject	Carved marble.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع: 99 سم؛ العرض: 32 سم؛ السماكة: 5.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	II.S.127
Record ID	object;ISL;dz;Mus01;48;ar
Library Location	National Museum of Islamic Antiquities and Arts
Date	1208 AH / 1793 AD
Notes	A tombstone with a rectangular base, the upper part of which takes the form of an arch surmounted by a closed crescent. The two facades of the stele are carved in relief. An inscription in thuluth script is distributed on the front side within five frames placed on top of each other, containing the following text: “Everyone on it is mortal / This is the grave of the late Al-Masuna / the mother of the late Al-Hajj Ahmad / Bin Abdul Latif, may God have mercy on her in the year 1208.” The spaces left by the frames at the ends are furnished with floral and floral decorations, just as in the back panel, in the middle of which is presented a vase. Branches emerge from it, ending in acanthus leaves and palmettes; The whole is surrounded by a floral frieze. The center of the rectangular section is defined by a vessel bearing the same decorations as those on the upper section. This piece, together with another stele preserved in the same museum, forms the grave of one person, given that the stele (mashhad) was used in pairs. One stele bears the testimony and is placed on the grave, at the head of the deceased, and another stele bears his name and date of death, and is placed at the feet. This stele has no special historical importance, as the two people mentioned are not known to historians. However, the mastery, treatment and design of the decoration deserve to be classified as one of the most beautiful Islamic tombstones in Algeria. All data indicate that the deceased belonged to a noble family.
Sample Text	Leila Merabet “Tombstone of Ruqaya bint Hajj Ahmed bin Abdul Latif” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;48;ar

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Tombstone of Ruqaya bint Haj Ahmed bin Abdul Latif

(شاهدة قبر رقية بنت الحاج أحمد بن عبد اللطيف)

Publication Date 1208 AH / 1793 AD

Publication Place - National Museum of Islamic Antiquities and Arts

Subject Carved marble.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع: 99 سم؛ العرض: 32 سم؛ السماكة: 5.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID II.S.127

Record ID object;ISL;dz;Mus01;48;ar

Library Location National Museum of Islamic Antiquities and Arts

Date 1208 AH / 1793 AD

Notes A tombstone with a rectangular base, the upper part of which takes the form of an arch surmounted by a closed crescent. The two facades of the stele are carved in relief. An inscription in thuluth script is distributed on the front side within five frames placed on top of each other, containing the following text: “Everyone on it is mortal / This is the grave of the late Al-Masuna / the mother of the late Al-Hajj Ahmad / Bin Abdul Latif, may God have mercy on her in the year 1208.” The spaces left by the frames at the ends are furnished with floral and floral decorations, just as in the back panel, in the middle of which is presented a vase. Branches emerge from it, ending in acanthus leaves and palmettes; The whole is surrounded by a floral frieze. The center of the rectangular section is defined by a vessel bearing the same decorations as those on the upper section. This piece, together with another stele preserved in the same museum, forms the grave of one person, given that the stele (mashhad) was used in pairs. One stele bears the testimony and is placed on the grave, at the head of the deceased, and another stele bears his name and date of death, and is placed at the feet. This stele has no special historical importance, as the two people mentioned are not known to historians. However, the mastery, treatment and design of the decoration deserve to be classified as one of the most beautiful Islamic tombstones in Algeria. All data indicate that the deceased belonged to a noble family.

Sample Text Leila Merabet “Tombstone of Ruqaya bint Hajj Ahmed bin Abdul Latif” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;48;ar