Dear Fellow-dialers,
Sorry. I should have sent this to the whole list - instead of just to Kevin
- earlier today.
-Len
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From: Len Berggren
Date: Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: Algerian Prayer time dial
To: Kevin Karney
Kevin, the rightmost cur
The second word along the vertical line is almost surely, Zawal, which is
the instant when the sun has passed mid-day, and the Zuhr may begin.I
cannot make out the first word.
Jack
From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Kevin
Karney
Sent: Friday, Novembe
This query prompted me to consult Gianni Ferrari's excellent book on ancient
Islamic Sundials. I expect that Gianni will be able to clear it all up once
he is on line and able to chime in, but meanwhile I can't resist guessing:
The script is Kufic, or kufic-ish, which is hard to read.
