Author
Ali Ibn Deism Al-Andalusi, construction teacher.
Author Original
علي ابن ديسم الأندلسي، معلّم البناء
Publication Date
The path was established by Yusuf Dey, Dey of the Regency of Tunisia (1019-1046 AH/1610-1637 AD). The landmark was restored during the 1990s, and some of the windows overlooking the facade were closed.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID
monument;ISL;tn;Mon01;34;ar
Library Location
Bizerte, Tunisia
Date
The path was established by Yusuf Dey, Dey of the Regency of Tunisia (1019-1046 AH/1610-1637 AD). The landmark was restored during the 1990s, and some of the windows overlooking the facade were closed.
Notes
The building is located in a public square that connects several commercial corridors and overlooks the old port. The path consists of a carved stone frame, surmounted by a circular green brick letter, and is bordered on both sides by two marble columns crowned with capitals decorated with lobed leaves in the Ottoman style. In this context, a rectangle of marble was engraved containing a completely circular arch, the vertebrae of which consisted of black and white stones of the type of ablaq that had been known in Tunisia since the Hafsid era. The base of the rectangle is decorated with a vase of Turkish-influenced flowers, carved in marble, from which emerge two symmetrical branches decorated with simplified three-lobed rosettes. The inside of the necklace, which has a slight protrusion, is decorated with an inscription in Arabic and Turkish, consisting of 13 lines written in prominent thuluth script, and it contains the following poem: God is worthy of master in Conquer good deeds and free the shackles of the poor. The pride of time, Dey Yusuf. Whoever sees him spending money will make a store. He will run water through every hole. I hope on the Day of Recompense. This will be the arrival of the Kawthar River. The path is his, so behold its goodness. Children I visited Saffat for the sighted one. Return, O oppressor, a path that is as bright as smooth. The path tastes like sugar. Yes, the path has come, its history has come. He created the path for us dear. “The Military” at the hands of the teacher Ali Ibn Daysam Al-Andalusi, in the early days of Rabi’ Al-Thani in the year forty-one AH / 1632. The marble basin that had previously decorated the path disappeared completely. In the past, there was a hall behind it occupied by a waterwheel driven by a camel or mule.
Sample Text
Saloua Zangar “Sabil Yusuf Dey” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;tn;Mon01;34;ar
