Publication Place
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King's Daughter Museum Dr. Henrik Monuments and Sculptures
Subject
Carved marble.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
العلو: 96.5 سم؛ العرض: 34 سم؛ المحيط: 16 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
499
Record ID
object;ISL;pt;Mus01_C;33;ar
Library Location
King's Daughter Museum Dr. Henrik Monuments and Sculptures
Notes
A rectangular block with a prominent inscription on one of its faces, and on its upper part there are remains of frames that fall within the architectural lines of the building. The inscription, written in ornate Nasri script, carefully engraved and framed by a band of interlacing, with its ten interconnected lines fills the entire space designated for writing. The written text records the construction of a tower in the city of Silves. It is likely that it was located in Porta del Sol, as strengthening the city’s defensive means was justified after the Christians temporarily occupied it 40 years ago, and their advance towards the south was evident, thus posing a great danger to the city. This was definitively confirmed in the year 646 AH / 1249 AD, on the third line of the inscription, where the name of the person who ordered the construction was deliberately destroyed. Levi Provençal confirmed during an exploratory trip he undertook in Silves that he was Abu al-Ala Idris ibn Yaqub al-Mansur. The name of Shuaib Ibn Muhammad Ibn Mahfouz may have been erased when the small, independent kingdom was established to oppose the Almohads. The text of the inscription is as follows: “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, O God, bless Muhammad and his family. This tower was built by the Prince (… son of… Abu Yu) SF, the son of the Caliph, the Commander of the Faithful, Abu Yaqub (Yaqub) the son of the Caliph, the Commander of the Faithful, Abu Muhammad Abd al-Mu’min Ibn Ali - may God accept his good deeds and forgive him His bad deeds, in the blessed month of Ramadan in the year 624.
Sample Text
Artur Goulart de Melo Borges “Monument” within Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;pt;Mus01_C;33;ar
