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Part of a wooden frieze bearing an inscription in Kufic script
(جزء من إفريز خشبي يحمل نقشاً بالخط الكوفي)

Title	Part of a wooden frieze bearing an inscription in Kufic script
Title Original	جزء من إفريز خشبي يحمل نقشاً بالخط الكوفي
Publication Date:	Late 2nd-5th / 9th-11th centuries
Publication Place	- Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Subject	Carved wood.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع :12 سم؛ الطول: 117 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	A.1984.519
Record ID	object;ISL;uk;Mus03;3;ar
Library Location	Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Date	Late 2nd-5th / 9th-11th centuries
Notes	Part of a wooden frieze engraved with letters in large Kufic script. It was believed when the museum acquired this piece that it was from Tulunid Egypt, and that the inscription was: “Blessing, right, happiness, and bliss for its owner.” However, upon closer examination, it turned out that the existing letters did not match this reading, and although the letters had not been read yet, it seemed that they were part of Qur’anic writing.
Sample Text	Ulrike Al-Khamis “Part of a wooden frieze bearing an inscription in Kufic script” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus03;3;ar

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Part of a wooden frieze bearing an inscription in Kufic script

(جزء من إفريز خشبي يحمل نقشاً بالخط الكوفي)

Publication Date Late 2nd-5th / 9th-11th centuries

Publication Place - Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS

Subject Carved wood.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع :12 سم؛ الطول: 117 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID A.1984.519

Record ID object;ISL;uk;Mus03;3;ar

Library Location Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS

Date Late 2nd-5th / 9th-11th centuries

Notes Part of a wooden frieze engraved with letters in large Kufic script. It was believed when the museum acquired this piece that it was from Tulunid Egypt, and that the inscription was: “Blessing, right, happiness, and bliss for its owner.” However, upon closer examination, it turned out that the existing letters did not match this reading, and although the letters had not been read yet, it seemed that they were part of Qur’anic writing.

Sample Text Ulrike Al-Khamis “Part of a wooden frieze bearing an inscription in Kufic script” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus03;3;ar