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Qur'anic boards

Scope note

Islamic writing boards used in Qur'anic schools upon which pupils write verses from the Qur'an as a means of rote learning. Also used as devotional objects, and by diviners in magical practices involving inscriptions and symbols written upon the boards, both Qur'anic and from other sources. Typically they have crescents carved at the top.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262573

Broader Terms used

writing boards (tablets)

Equivalent Terms used

Qur'anic board

Created

13yrs ago

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