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Short life
(قصير عمرة)

Title	Short life
Title Original	قصير عمرة
Publication Date:	The second half of the second century AH/the second half of the eighth century AD
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID	monument;ISL;jo;Mon01;4;ar
Library Location	It is located 85 km east of Amman, Amra, Jordan
Date	The second half of the second century AH/the second half of the eighth century AD
Notes	Qusayr Amra, which was rediscovered by the Austrian traveler and researcher Aloy Musil in 1898, is located 85 km east of Amman. Qusayr Amra was built along Wadi Al-Butm. The building includes two main units: the reception hall, which is divided into three sections by two transverse arches, and the bathroom, which consists of three adjacent rooms: cold, warm, and hot, close to the stove. The reception hall is entered through a gate opened in the northern wall. On the axis of the entrance towards the south, there is a throne apse covered by a barrel vault. This apse is flanked to the east and west by two relatively dark rooms whose floors are paved with colorful mosaic cubes. What distinguishes Qusayr Amra and gives it special importance are the wall paintings that cover almost all of its interior surfaces, including the ceilings (barrel vaults, cross vaults, and the spherical dome). Due to the importance of these drawings, which represent an early stage in the emergence of Islamic art, the building was added to the World Heritage List. The drawings contain various scenes, such as hunting, bathing, dancing, and music, in addition to activities and scenes inspired by rural life and the view of the sky and its constellations. The latter is considered one of the oldest known models drawn on a spherical surface. The paintings - including Greek inscriptions, winged angels, and figures of poetry, history, and philosophy/knowledge - reflect classical influences with a local, oriental flavour.
Sample Text	Mohammad Najjar “Qasir Amra” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;jo;Mon01;4;ar

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Short life

(قصير عمرة)

Publication Date The second half of the second century AH/the second half of the eighth century AD

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Record ID monument;ISL;jo;Mon01;4;ar

Library Location It is located 85 km east of Amman, Amra, Jordan

Date The second half of the second century AH/the second half of the eighth century AD

Notes Qusayr Amra, which was rediscovered by the Austrian traveler and researcher Aloy Musil in 1898, is located 85 km east of Amman. Qusayr Amra was built along Wadi Al-Butm. The building includes two main units: the reception hall, which is divided into three sections by two transverse arches, and the bathroom, which consists of three adjacent rooms: cold, warm, and hot, close to the stove. The reception hall is entered through a gate opened in the northern wall. On the axis of the entrance towards the south, there is a throne apse covered by a barrel vault. This apse is flanked to the east and west by two relatively dark rooms whose floors are paved with colorful mosaic cubes. What distinguishes Qusayr Amra and gives it special importance are the wall paintings that cover almost all of its interior surfaces, including the ceilings (barrel vaults, cross vaults, and the spherical dome). Due to the importance of these drawings, which represent an early stage in the emergence of Islamic art, the building was added to the World Heritage List. The drawings contain various scenes, such as hunting, bathing, dancing, and music, in addition to activities and scenes inspired by rural life and the view of the sky and its constellations. The latter is considered one of the oldest known models drawn on a spherical surface. The paintings - including Greek inscriptions, winged angels, and figures of poetry, history, and philosophy/knowledge - reflect classical influences with a local, oriental flavour.

Sample Text Mohammad Najjar “Qasir Amra” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;jo;Mon01;4;ar