Astrolabe Catalogue

 

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Tympan 3a
Latitude 38°0'
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Almucantars

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 5° from 0° to 90° Labelled every 5° with   (Abdjad, maghrib) numerals Plain line.

Azimuths

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 9°  Labelled every 9° with   (Abdjad, maghrib) numerals Plain line.

Circles

Type Labelled Style Notes
Equator Plain line.
Tropic of Cancer Plain line.
Tropic of Capricorn Plain line.

Lines

Type Labelled Description
Meridian line
Horizon rectus
Unequal hours Numbered (Numbers in Numbers, engraved script) (Abdjad, maghrib), Plain line style.
Prayer lines Prayer names (Arabic in Kufic script)

Inscriptions

Transcription Translation Type
قرطنة و مرسية و بياسة و بيان و مر و الروذ و بلخ و جرجان العرض لح ل ساعاته يد مه Cordoba and Murcia and Baeza and Jaen and ??? and Balkh and Jurjan; latitude 33°30'; hours 13h45m Latitude
المشرق East Direction
المغرب West Direction
خط الفجر Line of the evening Prayer name
اخر وقت العصر End time of the afternoon prayer Prayer name
اول وقت العصر Beginning time of the afternoon prayer Prayer name
صلاة الظهر Early afternoon prayer Prayer name
خط الزوال Line of the midday Prayer name
خط الشفق Line of the morning Prayer name
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