Publication Date
477/ 4-1085
Publication Place
-
British Museum
Subject
marble.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع 41.30 سم؛ العرض 103.50 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
OA+355
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus01;6;ar
Library Location
British Museum
Date
477/ 4-1085
Notes
A rectangular marble plaque with an engraved founding inscription on its surface. Since these plaques are usually placed when a building is founded, they contain the name of the sponsor and the date of construction. This plaque bears the names and titles of the Fatimid Caliph Al-Mustansir, and the date (477/4-1085), and it is written in the geometric Kufic script, which was preferred for writing on Fatimid buildings. It is not known what building this stone came from, but it must have been the Caliph himself or his army commander Badr al-Jamali (died 483/1091) who ordered the construction of the building. The Fatimids were famous for sponsoring the construction of many buildings during a period characterized by economic prosperity. Among the most magnificent Fatimid buildings were the powerful city walls and fortified gates that Badr al-Jamali ordered to be built.
Sample Text
Emily Shovelton “Inscription Painting” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus01;6;ar
