Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS Or 516

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS6666

Shelfmark:

MS Or 516

Title:

Wooden writing tablet for teaching grammar and religion

Place:

Tangier

Tangier TGN

Date:

between 1875-1906?

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

ara

Arabic WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 tablet : wood ; 345 x 167 mm (at center) x 5 mm

Former Owner(s):

Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944

David Eugene Smith WIKIDATA

Note:

Wooden tablet.
Layout: Four lines of Arabic alternating with eight lines of English.
Script: Written in maghribī.
Decoration: Geometric drawing on verso.
Origin: Item is undated, probably produced in the late 19th century.
"Tablet used in the schools of Tangier, Tangier, June 1906" The name "Buachend bin Hʼameda" is also on the note (note in ink with the item).
Shelfmark: MS Or 516.
Title supplied by cataloger.

Keyword:

Qur'anic boards

writing tablets (information artifacts)

North Africa

Education

Manuscripts, Arabic

Writing materials and instruments

Qurʼan

Qurʼan--Study and teaching--Africa, North

Institutional Record:

https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/14734314

IIIF Manifest:

https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/ldpd_14734314_000/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library