This query prompted me to consult Gianni Ferrari's excellent book on ancient Islamic Sundials. I expect that Gianni will be able to clear it all up once he is on line and able to chime in, but meanwhile I can't resist guessing: The script is Kufic, or kufic-ish, which is hard to read. The last line on the right clearly says "Asr": The letters are 'ayn-sad-ra The middle line looks like it starts with dh- and ends with ra I think it probably says Dhur or Zuhr although I cannot make out the middle which should be a ha. Zuhr starts at mid-day but continues until the beginning of Asr so this line would be the end of Zuhr making the last line the end of Asr, or second Asr. The script along the vertical line is completely beyond me but I am pretty sure there is no Dhur in there. Jack Aubert From: sundial [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Karney Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 10:29 AM To: [email protected] List Subject: Algerian Prayer time dial Dear friends Can anyone translate the arabic on this dial, which is in the Tiemcen museum in Algiers? My guess is . the noon line reads Dhuhr the next line is the start of Asr (length of shadow = height + length of noon shadow) the next is the start of the 'time of necessity' for Asr (when the sun turns orange before sunset) the rubric at the bottom gives the height of the nodus Thanks Kevin -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.mailscanner.info/> MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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