| Date |
1227/8 (A.H. 625) |
| Maker |
‘Abd al-Karīm
al-Miṣrī |
| Place |
Cairo (?) |
| Material |
Brass |
| Inventory no. |
37148 |
| Acquisition |
Presented by Lewis Evans in
1924 |
Rule, Regula, Pointer and Alidade Images
Alidade Image:
Alidade
| Appearance |
Tip |
Sights |
Pinholes |
Notches |
Description |
| Double-ended, original. |
Decorative |
Rigid |
Single |
None |
Both tips are decorated with silver inlay. There are
two scales, one of fingers and one of feet, on the
fiducial edge of this alidade. |
Inscriptions
| Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
| هج سنة خ ك ه |
Hijrah year 625 |
|
Date |
| [long inscription on alidade] |
|
[ pending ] |
None |
