Publication Date
Arm: 728 AH / 1328 AD
Publication Place
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Tlemcen Museum (National Antiquities Agency)
Subject
Carved translucent marble.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 66 سم؛ العرض: 18 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
002 M
Record ID
object;ISL;dz;Mus01;20;ar
Library Location
Tlemcen Museum (National Antiquities Agency)
Date
Arm: 728 AH / 1328 AD
Notes
This arm takes the form of a rectangular panel, with an inscription carved on one of its faces in Andalusian letters that extends over two frames. The text says: “Praise be to God and thanks be to God. This is the measurement of a cubit in Qaisariyya. May God preserve it in the month of Rabi’ al-Thani in the year one hundred and twenty-eight.” Above the inscription is a longitudinal unit of measurement composed of four equal sections, each of which represents half an inch (half an inch = 11.7 of a meter; a span = 23.5 of a meter). Thus, the full length of this cubit is 47 cm, which is an unusual unit of measurement. It was special. In Caesarea, the city of Tlemcen. Brussels described this cubit as royal, as he traced it back to Prince Al-Zayani, Abu Tashfin I, who was one of the great enthusiasts of invention and innovation. This cubit was used as a basic unit of measurement in all length measurements.
Sample Text
Leila Merabet “Arm (unit of measurement)” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;20;ar
