Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca. 1800
Maker Shaykh Sakkūt
Place Turkey
Material Wood
Inventory no. 47792
Acquisition Purchased from the Hotel Drouot, Paris, in 1992
There are 11 plates with latitudes ranging from to 90°0' .

Latitude 33°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض لج Latitude 33° Written in red ink. Latitude
عرض لج Latitude 33° Written in red ink. Latitude
سفق Twilight Written in red ink. Crepuscle
فجر Dawn Written in red ink. Crepuscle
جانياس City name
حما Hama City name
دمشق Damascus City name
شام Sham This seems to be the colloquial name for Damascus. City name
صيد Sidon (?) City name
قشمير Kashmir City name
قندهار Qandahar City name
نهروان Nahrawan City name
بغداد Baghdad City name
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Latitude 36°0'

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The latitude marking is not clear. Inspection supports a value of 36°. Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض لو Latitude 36° Latitude
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
اردبيل Ardabil City name
بدخشان Badakhshan City name
انطاليه Antalya City name
قابريش City name
همدان Hamadan City name
هرات Herat City name
قم Qom City name
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Latitude 35°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض له Latitude 35° Latitude
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
اردبيل Ardabil City name
بدخشان Badakhshan City name
انطاليه Antalya City name
قابريش Gabresh The identification of Macedonian city of Gabresh is uncertain but seems plausible. City name
همدان Hamadan City name
هرات Herat City name
قم Qom City name
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Latitude 33°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض لج Latitude 33° Latitude
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
جانياس City name
حما Hama City name
حما Hama City name
دمشق Damascus City name
شام Sham City name
صيد Sidon (?) City name
نهروان Nahrawan City name
شابور Sabur City name
بغداد Baghdad City name
طهرف City name
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Latitude 66°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض سو ك Latitude 66°20' Latitude
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Latitude 73°0'

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Latitude 40°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض م Latitude 40° Latitude
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
اماسح Amasiya City name
انكورى Ankara City name
اقشهر Aqshahr City name
چورم City name
بورسه Bursa City name
اصماچوق City name
طهرابوزن City name
سمرقند Samarqand City name
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Latitude 43°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض مج Latitude 43° Latitude
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
اموريه Ammuriyaِ City name
صوقيه Suqiya City name
سينوب City name
جنويز Genoa (?) City name
دهسان Dihistan City name
طربوزن City name
بالحق City name
سمنبد City name
نيكبولى City name
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Latitude 32°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض لب Latitude 32° Latitude
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
قدس شريف City name
رمله Ramla City name
اصفهان Iṣfahan City name
اسكندريه Alexandria City name
صور Tyre City name
تونس Tunis City name
بيت المقدس Jerusalem City name
بابيل Babylon City name
طبريه Tiberias City name
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Latitude 41°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض ما Latitude 41° Latitude
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
اسلامبول City name
شماخى Shamakhi City name
شيروان Shirwan City name
توس؟ City name
ازنيق City name
چورلى City name
صمصون Samsun City name
كرم سين City name
كليبولى City name
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Latitude 36°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض لو Latitude 36° Latitude
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
نيشابور Nishabur City name
ناذيه ؟ City name
عمان Amman City name
بلخ Balkh City name
سنجار Sinjar City name
طرسوس Tarsus City name
طونس Tunis City name
موسل Mosul City name
اماده Amad City name
كليس City name
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Latitude 38°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض لح Latitude 38° Latitude
تبريز Tabriz City name
ترميس City name
ساقز City name
قرم امد City name
قونيه Konya City name
اسكوب City name
اسكوب City name
ودين City name
صاقز City name
جنويز City name
اق ثهر City name
بدخشان Badakhshan City name
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
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Latitude 21°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض كا Latitude 21° Latitude
فجر Dawn Latitude
شفق Twilight Latitude
مكه ك مكڌمه Mecca City name
شرف؟ه City name
تفالى City name
الىيوم City name
القيم؟ City name
نفرى City name
يمامه Yamama City name
طائف Taif City name
قنا City name
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Latitude 20°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض ك Latitude 20° Latitude
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
مدينه سوره Medina City name
منصور Mansur City name
هرمز Hormoz City name
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Latitude 34°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض لد Latitude 34° Latitude
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
كاشان Kashan City name
كىمخ City name
كره Karaj City name
حلب Aleppo City name
وطنج City name
حلوان Hulwan City name
طمربلس City name
شام City name
سليم Medinaceli City name
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Latitude 44°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض مد Latitude 44° Latitude
فجر Dawn Miscellaneous
شفق Twilight Miscellaneous
ديمه توق City name
بلغراد City name
يكىبازار City name
طمشوار City name
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Latitude 42°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض مب Latitude 42° Latitude
شفق Morning Crepuscle
فجر Evening Crepuscle
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Latitude 39°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض لط Latitude 39° Latitude
شفق Morning Crepuscle
فجر Evening Crepuscle
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Latitude N/A

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This plate contains a table of horizons. This plate contains 1 scales of the following type(s): Table of Horizons More information

Latitude N/A

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This plate contains a table of horizons. This plate contains 1 scales of the following type(s): Table of Horizons More information

Latitude N/A

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
جط استوى و اليل و النهاريت Latitude
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Latitude 90°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
عرض تسعين Latitude 90° Latitude
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