The sheet of metal used to make the
tympan was
recycled from an earlier ues, as evidenced by the vestiges of
engraving in the lower right portion..
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 |
| بغداد و دمشق و قيسارية و تونس و فاس العرض لج ساعاته
يد يج |
Baghdad and Damascus and Caesarea, Tunis and Fez;
latitude 33°; hours 14h13m |
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 |
