Astrolabe Catalogue

Latitude 34°0'

Like all the tympans with this instrument, this one has a faulty stereographic projection. By inspection, they are all for the same latitude, regardless of what the engraved latitude might indicate.. Inscribed:

Transcription	Translation	Notes	Type
لعرض لد	For latitude 34°		Latitude
ساعاته يد لو	Hours 14h36m		Hours of daylight
المشرق	East		Direction
المغرب	West		Direction

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Latitude 32°0'

Like all the tympans with this instrument, this one has a faulty stereographic projection. By inspection, they are all for the same latitude, regardless of what the engraved latitude might indicate.. Inscribed:

Transcription	Translation	Notes	Type
لعرض لب	For latitude 32°		Latitude
ساعاته يد	Hours 14h		Hours of daylight
المشرق	East		Direction
المغرب	West		Direction

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Latitude 38°0'

Like all the tympans with this instrument, this one has a faulty stereographic projection. By inspection, they are all for the same latitude, regardless of what the engraved latitude might indicate.. Inscribed:

Transcription	Translation	Notes	Type
لعرض يح	For latitude 38°	There is a second number, لز, i.e., 37, written next to the 38..	Latitude
ساعاته يد	Hours 14h		Hours of daylight
المشرق	East		Direction
المغرب	West		Direction

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Latitude 38°0'

Like all the tympans with this instrument, this one has a faulty stereographic projection. By inspection, they are all for the same latitude, regardless of what the engraved latitude might indicate.. Inscribed:

Transcription	Translation	Notes	Type
لعرض لح	For latitude 38°		Latitude
ساعاته يد لط	Hours 14h39m		Hours of daylight
المشرق	East		Direction
المغرب	West		Direction

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Latitude 34°0'

Like all the tympans with this instrument, this one has a faulty stereographic projection. By inspection, they are all for the same latitude, regardless of what the engraved latitude might indicate.. Inscribed:

Transcription	Translation	Notes	Type
لعرض لد	For latitude 34°		Latitude
ساعاته يب	Hours 12h		Hours of daylight
المشرق	East		Direction
المغرب	West		Direction

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Latitude 32°0'

Like all the tympans with this instrument, this one has a faulty stereographic projection. By inspection, they are all for the same latitude, regardless of what the engraved latitude might indicate.. Inscribed:

Transcription	Translation	Notes	Type
عرض لب	Latitude 32°		Latitude
ساعاته كو	Hours 26h	There is another number, مح, i.e., 48, that might be taken to the be the hours. Indeed, this inscription is quite confusing as to which number belongs to which label. In any case, they are all incorrect..	Hours of daylight

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