This
tympan has
been scored too deeply at the Tropic of
Cancer,
cutting through the
plate
around most of the tropic.
Almucantars
Divisions |
Labelled |
Style |
Divided every 6° from 0° to 90° |
Labelled every 6° with (Abdjad)
numerals |
Plain line. |
Azimuths
Divisions |
Labelled |
Style |
Divided every 10° |
Labelled every 10° with (Abdjad)
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), Plain line style. |
Horoscopic (great) houses |
|
|
Prayer lines |
Prayer names (Arabic in Nashki script) |
|
Inscriptions
Transcription |
Translation |
Type |
لكّل بلد عرضه ما |
For every city at latitude 41 |
Latitude |
مشرق |
East |
Direction |
مغرب |
West |
Direction |
خط الفجر |
Line of the evening |
Prayer name |
خط عصر |
Line of the afternoon |
Prayer name |
خط الزوال |
Line of the midday |
Prayer name |
خط الشفق |
Line of the morning |
Prayer name |