Astrolabe Catalogue

 

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Tympan 2b
Latitude 33°0'
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Almucantars

Divisions Labelled Style
Divided every 6° from 0° to 90° Plain line.

Circles

Type Labelled Style Notes
Equator Plain line. Drawn in black ink
Tropic of Cancer Plain line. Drawn in black ink
Tropic of Capricorn Plain line. Drawn in black ink

Lines

Type Labelled Description
Meridian line
Horizon rectus
Crepuscule
Unequal hours Numbered (Numbers in Numbers, written script) (Abdjad), Plain line style.

Inscriptions

Transcription Translation 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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