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Date | ca. 1650 |
Maker | Muḥammad Mahdī |
Place | Persia |
Material | Brass |
Inventory no. | 41763 |
Acquisition | Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957 |
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Mater
The mater and limb are of one-piece construction. The tab to prevent the tympans from rotating is at the bottom of the instrument, 180° from the throne.. Scales on the limb: degree scale.The limb is inscribed: with a miscellaneous marked as اللهم صلى على محمد المصطفى وعلي المرتضى والبيوت (؟) فاطمة والسبطين الحسن والحسين وصلى على زين العباد وعلى محمد الباقر وجعفر الصادق وموسى الكاظم وعلي الرضا ومحمد التقى وعلي النقي الزكي والحسن العسكري وصلى على الحجة القائم الدائم محمد المهدي صاحب الزمان. (God bless Muḥammad the chosen and ʿAlī the approved and the families (?), Fāṭimah, al-Ḥasan and al-Ḥusayn, and may He bless Zayn al-ʿĀbid(īn), Muḥammad al-Bāqir, Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq, Mūsā al-Kāẓim, ʿAlī al-Riḍā, Muḥammad al-Taqī, ʿAlī al-Naqī al-Zakī, and al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī, and may He bless the upright, the eternal proof, Muḥammad al-Mahdī, master of the time.). Inscription around edge. Note: This is a list of the twelve Shiite Imams. More information
Back
The back contains 17 scales of the following types: Altitude; Cotangent; Sine/Cosine; Equal hours; Declination; Altitude of noon sun; Azimuth of Qibla; Terms; Zodiacal signs; Faces; Lunar Mansions; Shadow square; Triplicities. More informationRete, Pin & Horse
The rete contains 34 stars. The zodiac on the rete is labelled: حمل , الثور , جوزا , سرطان , اسد , سنبله , ميزان , عقرب , قوس , جدي , دلو , حوت .The rete is attached using a pin & horse. The head of the pin is decorated with a floral pattern. In addition to the horse, there is a small spacer.. More information