Inscriptions associated with HishÄm II
1 Casket Made for HishÄm II, Girona Cathedral (Datable 976; Figures 1â2)
In the name of Allah. Allahâs blessing, prosperity, || happiness and everlasting joy / for Allahâs servant [Ê¿Abd AllÄh] al-Ḥakam, Commander of the Faithful / al-Mustaná¹£ir bi-llÄh. || This is what he ordered to be made for AbÅ«âl-WalÄ«d HishÄm, the heir apparent. / Its decoration was carried out during the mandate of Jawdhar.
Signatures under the lockplate:
ع٠٠بدر ÙØ¸Ø±ÙÙ Ø¹Ø¨ÙØ¯Ù
Work of his servants Badr and Ṭarīf
This reading follows that published by Labarta 2015. Note that she believes the signature ṬarÄ«f should be read áºarÄ«f.
2 ṬirÄz Woven in HishÄmâs Name, Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, inv. 298 (Datable 976â1009; Figure 9)
بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙ Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙÙ Ø§ÙØ¨Ø±ÙØ© ٠٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙØ§ÙÙÙ Ù ÙØ§ÙØ¯ÙØ§Ù ÙÙØ®ÙÙÙØ© Ø§ÙØ§Ù ا٠عبد اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙØ´Ø§Ù اÙÙ Ø¤ÙØ¯ بÙÙÙ Ø£Ù ÙØ± اÙ٠ؤ٠ÙÙÙ
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. The blessing from Allah and prosperity and long life for the Caliph, the Imam Ê¿Abd AllÄh HishÄm al-Muʾayyad bi-llÄh, Commander of the Faithful.
Published: Lévi-Provençal 1931, 192 (#211)
3 Foundation Inscription Naming HishÄm II in Instituto de Valencia de Don Juan, Madrid, inv. 5.266 (Undated, Figure 48)
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اÙ٠ص â«]â¬Ø·Ùا ÙØ§Ù â«[â¬ÙÙÙ -
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ا٠ر Ø§ÙØ§Ù ا٠اÙ٠ؤ â«[â¬Ùد â¦â«]⬠-
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Ø§Ù ÙØ± اÙ٠ؤ٠ÙÙÙ ÙÙÙ â«[⬠-
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3 [al-Muá¹£]á¹afÄ and [his] am[Ä«n â¦] /
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4 Ordered the ImÄm al-Muʾ[ayyad bi-llÄh â¦]
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5 Commander of the Faithful and [â¦]
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6 [â¦]
Published: Souto 2007, 127â8 (inscription no. 11)
Inscriptions associated with the Ê¿Ämirids (in chronological order)
4 Minbar from the AndalusiyyÄ«n Mosque, Fez (Dated 369/980 and 375/985; Figures 5â7; Chapter 7: 1.1)
a. right panel (ordered by the pro-Fatimid ruler of Fez, BuluqqÄ«n ibn ZÄ«rÄ« (r. 979â985)):
بس٠ÙÙ â¦Ø¹Ù Ù ÙØ°Ø§ اÙÙ ÙØ¨Ø± ÙÙ Ø´ÙØ± Ø´ÙØ§Ù تسعة ٠ستÙÙ Ù Ø«ÙØ§Ø« ٠ائة Ù Ù Ø§ÙØªØ§Ø±ÙØ®
Basmala. This minbar was made in the month of ShawwÄl in the year 369/980 of history
b. left panel:
QurʾÄn 24:36: âIn temples, Allah has allowed to be raised up, and His name to be commemorated therein; therein glorifying Him, in the mornings and in [the evenings] â¦â
c. backrest â upper panel:
بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙ Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙÙ ÙØ§Ø°Ø§ ٠ا ا٠ر بع٠ÙÙ
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Ø§ÙØØ§Ø¬Ø¨ اÙÙ ÙØµÙر سÙÙ [ا٠]دÙÙØ© Ø§ÙØ§Ù ا٠[sic]عبد â¬Ø§ÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙØ´Ø§Ù اÙÙ Ø¤ÙØ¯ باÙÙÙٰ٠اطا٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø¨ÙØ§Ù
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6 أب٠عا٠ر Ù ØÙ د â¦â¬Ø¨Ù اب٠عا٠ر ÙÙÙ٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙÙ Ø´ÙØ± ج٠اد Ø§ÙØ§Ø®Ø±
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Ø³ÙØ© خ٠س Ù â¦Ù Ø«ÙØ« â¦â¬
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. This is what the ḥÄjib al-Manṣūr Sword of [the] State ordered to be made [for/on behalf of] the ImÄm Ê¿Abd AllÄh HishÄm al-Muʾayyad bi-llÄh â may Allah prolong his life! AbÅ« Ê¿Ämir Muḥammad ibn AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir â may Allah bring him complete success! In the month of JumÄda II of the year 3[7]5/October 985.
d. backrest â middle panel:
unread by Henri Terrasse; nothing recorded in Maroc MeÌdieÌval
e. backrest â lower panel:
no inscription
5 Tombstone of an Ê¿Ämirid mawla (Dated 985; V&A: A.92-1921; Figure 8)
بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙ Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙÙ /ÙØ°Ø§ ÙØ¨Ø± ج٠عة Ø¨Ù ÙØªÙØ Ø¨Ù /Ù ØÙ د Ø§ÙØ¹Ø§Ù ر٠.تÙÙ٠ر /ØÙ ٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙÙÙØ© Ø§ÙØ£Ø±Ø¨Ø¹Ø§Ø¡ /ÙØª [سع بÙÙ ]Ù Ù Ù Ø¬Ù Ø§Ø¯Ù Ø§ÙØ¢ /خرة Ø³ÙØ© أربع ÙØ³Ø¨Ø¹ÙÙ /ÙØ«Ùاث ٠ائة ØºÙØ± اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙÙ
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. / This is the tomb of JumÊ¿a ibn F.tūḥ ibn / Muḥammad al-Ê¿ÄmirÄ«. He died, may God have mer/cy on him, on Wednesday eve / at ni[ne (nights) from] JumÄdÄ the la/st of year 374. May God forgive him!
Published: Barceló 2014
6 Inscription Commemorating the Restoration of the City of Lisbon in April 985 (Museu da Cidade, Lisbon, inv. MC.ARQ.CSJ.40.EP.0009; Figures 19â20)
بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙ Ù Ø§ÙØ± [ØÙÙ ] |أ٠ر Ø£Ù ÙØ± اÙ٠ؤ٠ÙÙÙ ÙØ´Ø§Ù |اÙÙ Ø¤ÙØ¯ باÙÙÙٰ٠أطا٠|اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø¨ÙØ§Ø¡Ù Ø¨ØªØ¬Ø¯ÙØ¯ |٠دÙÙØ© Ø§ÙØ§Ø´Ø¨ÙÙØ© عÙÙ ÙØ¯Ù |Ø¹Ø¨Ø¯Ù ÙØØ§Ø¬Ø¨Ù ÙØ³Ø¨Ù |دÙÙØªÙ أب٠عا٠ر Ù ØÙ د ب٠أب٠|عا٠ر ÙÙÙ٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙØªÙ ØªØ¬Ø¯ÙØ¯Ù |عÙÙ ÙØ¯Ù ÙØ¬Ù Ø¨Ù Ø§ÙØÙÙ ÙØ®ÙÙØ¯ |اب٠أب٠سÙÙÙ Ù ÙÙ Ø´ÙØ± ذ٠اÙÙØ¹Ø¯ |Ø© Ø³ÙØ© أربع ÙØ³Ø¨Ø¹ÙÙ ÙØ«Ùاث ٠ا |ئة
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. The Commander of the Faithful HishÄm al-Muʾayyad bi-llÄh â may Allah prolong his life! â ordered the restoration of the city of al-AshbÅ«na [Lisbon], under the direction of his servant and his ḥÄjib Sword of the State [Sayf al-Dawla] AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir Muḥammad ibn AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir â may Allah bring him complete success! The restoration was completed under the direction of Najm ibn al-Ḥakam and KhalÄ«d ibn AbÄ« SulaymÄn in the month of dhuâl-qaÊ¿d of the year 374.
Published: Barceló 2013
7 Al-Manṣūrâs Marble Basin (Dated 377/987â8; Figures 108â9, 113â118; Chapter 7: 1.2)
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ÙØ¹Ù Ø© [Ø ]ÙÙØµØ± ÙØªØ§ÙÙØ¯ ⬠-
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ÙÙØØ§Ø¬Ø¨ اÙÙ ÙØµÙر اب٠عا٠ر Ù ØÙ د ⬠-
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ب٠أب٠عا٠ر ÙÙÙ٠اÙÙÙٰ٠٠٠ا أ٠ر ⬠-
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بع٠ÙÙ Ø¨ÙØµØ± Ø§ÙØ²Ø§Ùرة ÙØªÙ بعÙ٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙØØ³Ù ØªØ£ÙÙØ¯Ù عÙÙ ÙØ¯Ù Ø® â¦Ø§ÙÙØªÛ اÙÙØ¨Ùر [Ø ]Ø§ÙØ¹Ø§Ù Ø±Ù Ø³ÙØ© سبع ÙØ³Ø¨Ø¹ÙÙ [ÙØ«Ùاث ٠ائة ]â¬
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(1) ⦠?grace/favour and victory and support
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(2) to the ḥÄjib al-Manṣūr AbÅ« Ê¿Ämir Muḥammad
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(3) ibn AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir â may Allah bring him complete success! (This is) what he ordered
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(4) to be made in the Palace of al-ZÄhira. And it was finished with the aid of Allah and His good assistance, under the direction of Kh(-alaf?), the Ê¿Ämirid fatÄ al-kabÄ«r, in the year (3)77/987â8.
8 Inscription Commemorating the Restoration of a Bridge at Ãcija in 988 (Museo Fuentes de AndalucÃa; Figure 21)
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بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙ Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙ٠أ٠ر Ø£Ù ÙØ± اÙ٠ؤ٠ÙÙÙ ÙØ´Ø§Ù اÙÙ Ø¤ÙØ¯ باÙÙÙٰ٠أطا٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø¨ÙØ§Ø¡Ù Ø¨ØªØ¬Ø¯ÙØ¯ ÙØ°Ø§ Ø§ÙØ¬Ø³ ]ر | [ÙÙØØ§Ø¬Ø¨ أب٠ع ]ا٠ر Ù ØÙ د ب٠أب٠عا٠ر Ø£ | [عزÙ٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ]ظÙ٠٠سÙÙ Ø´ØªÙØ© Ø³ÙØ© ث٠[Ø« |ÙØ³Ø¨Ø¹ÙÙ ÙØªÙ بعÙÙ ]اÙÙ [Ù â¦]â¬
[In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. The Commander of the Faithful HishÄm al-Muʾayyad bi-llÄh â may Allah prolong his life! â ordered the restoration of this brid]ge / [from the ḥÄjib AbÄ« Ê¿Ä]mir Muḥammad ibn AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir â may [Allah glorify him!] It was damaged by a winter flood in the year 3/[73/983. It was completed with the help of] Alla[h].
Published: Barceló 2013
9 Inscription Commemorating the Restoration of the Bridge at Toledo (Puente de Alcántara), 997â8 (Figure 22)
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بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙ Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙÙ ]ا٠ر ببÙÙØ§Ù ÙØ°Ù اÙÙÙØ·Ø±Ø© ÙØ²Ùر Ø§Ù ÙØ± اÙ٠ؤ٠ÙÙÙ [اÙÙ Ø¤ÙØ¯ باÙÙÙÙ°Ù ]ÙØ´Ø§Ù [اطا٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø¨ÙØ§Ø¡Ù ]اÙÙ ÙØµÙر اب٠عا٠ر Ù ØÙ د اب٠اب٠عا٠ر ÙØªÙ [بعÙ٠اÙÙÙٰ٠عÙÙ ÙØ¯Ù ]ÙØ§Ø¦Ø¯ Ø·ÙÙØ·ÙØ© Ø®Ù٠ب٠٠ØÙ د Ø§ÙØ¹Ø§Ù ر٠ÙÙ Ø³ÙØ© سبع ÙØ«Ù اÙÙÙ ÙØ«Ùاث ٠ائة â¬
[In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.] The vizier of Commander of the Faithful, [al-Muʾayyad bi-llÄh] HishÄm [â may Allah prolong his life!], al-Manṣūr AbÅ« Ê¿Ämir Muḥammad ibn AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir. And it was completed [with the help of Allah, under the direction] of the qÄʾid of Toledo Khalaf ibn Muḥammad al-Ê¿ÄmirÄ« in the year 387.
Published: RodrÃguez and Souto 2000a; Souto 2007, 121â2 (inscription no. 4)
10 The âAshmoleanâ Pyxis (Dated 389/999; Figures 139â141; Chapter 7: 3.1)
بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø¨Ø±ÙØ© ÙÙØµØ± ÙØªØ£ÙÙØ¯ ÙÙÙØ²Ùر اب٠اÙ٠طر٠ب٠اÙÙ ÙØµÙر اب٠عا٠ر Ù ØÙ د ب٠اب٠عا٠ر Ø§ÙØ¯Ù اÙÙÙٰ٠ع٠٠ÙÙ Ø³ÙØ© تسع ÙØ«Ù اÙÙ [Ù ÙØ«ÙØ« ]٠ائة
In the name of Allah, blessing, victory and support to the wazÄ«r AbÅ«âl-Muá¹arrif ibn al-Manṣūr AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir Muḥammad ibn AbÅ« Ê¿Ämir, may Allah support (or strengthen) him! Made in the year [3]89/999.
11 The Pamplona Casket (Dated 395/ 1004â5; Figures 120â127; Chapter 7: 2.1)
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بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø¨Ø±ÙØ© ٠٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙØºØ¨Ø·Ø© ÙØ³Ø±Ùر ÙØ¨ÙÙØº Ø£Ù Ù ÙÙ ØµØ§ÙØ ع٠٠-
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اÙÙ Ù٠ب٠اÙÙ ÙØµÙر ÙÙÙ٠اÙÙÙٰ٠٠٠ا أ٠ر بع٠Ù٠عÙÛ ÙØ¯Û اÙÙØªÛ اÙÙØ¨Ùر -
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زÙÙØ± ب٠٠ØÙ د Ø§ÙØ¹Ø§Ù ر٠٠٠ÙÙÙÙ Ø³ÙØ© خ٠س ÙØªØ³Ø¹ÙÙ ÙØ«Ùاث ٠ائة
In the name of Allah. Blessing from Allah, goodwill, happiness, and the fulfilment of hopes through good [or pious] works, and extension of life, to the ḥÄjib Sayf al-Dawla Ê¿Abd al-Malik ibn al-Manṣūr â may Allah bring him complete success! (This) is what he ordered to be made, under the direction of the fatÄ al-kabÄ«r, Zuhayr ibn Muḥammad al-Ê¿ÄmirÄ«, his slave, in the year 395/1004â5.
12 The Braga Pyxis (Datable 1004â8; Figures 11, 15; Chapter 7: 2.2)
In the name of Allah. Blessing from Allah and good fortune and happiness to the ḥÄjib Sayf al-Dawla â may AllÄh strengthen him! This is what he ordered to be made for him, under the direction of the fatÄ [al-kabÄ«r, Zuhayr ibn Muḥammad] al-Ê¿ÄmirÄ«.
Latin inscription on the base of the chalice now housed inside it:
In n[omi]ne D[omi]ni Menendus Gundisalvi et Tudad[o]mna sunm
In the name of the Lord, we are Menendo González and Toda
13 Basin Made for Ê¿Abd al-Malik al-Muáºaffar (Datable between 1004 and 1007; Figures 128â133; Chapter 7: 2.3.1)
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بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø¨Ø±ÙØ© ٠٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙÙØµØ± ÙØªØ£ÙÙØ¯ ÙÙØØ§Ø¬Ø¨ سÙÙ Ø§ÙØ¯ÙÙØ© ÙØ§ØµØ± Ø§ÙØ¯ÙÙ Ù ÙØ§Ù ع اÙ٠شرÙÙ٠أب٠٠رÙ٠عبد اÙÙ Ù٠ب٠اÙÙ ÙØµÙر
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أب٠عا٠ر أطا٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø¨ÙØ§Ù ٠٠ا أ٠ر بع٠ÙÙ -
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ÙØ«Ùاث ٠ائة â¬
(1) In the name of Allah, blessing from Allah and victory and support to the ḥÄjib Sword of the State, Defender of the Faith and Tamer of Polytheists, AbÅ« MarwÄn Ê¿Abd al-Malik ibn al-Manṣūr (2) AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir â May Allah prolong his life! (This is) what he ordered to be made (3) ⦠(4) [in the year] 300 [and]â¦
14 Fragmentary Basin Found in the Casa de Suero TeÌllez de Meneses in Toledo (Chapter 7: 2.3.2)
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عبد اÙÙ Ù٠ب٠]اÙÙ ÙØµÙØ±Ø [â¬
ʿAbd al-Malik ibn ⦠[al-Manṣūr?]
15 Basin Fragments Found in the Secano at the Alhambra (Figure 134; Chapter 7: 2.3.3)
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[Ib]n AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir, may [Allah] bring [him] complete success!
16 The Doha Casket (Dated 394/1003â4; Figures 145â146; Chapter 7: 4.1.1)
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بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙ ٠ا٠]رØÙÙ Ø¨Ø±ÙØ© ٠٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙÙÙÙ Ù [sic]ÙØ³Ø¹Ø§Ø¯Ø© ÙØºØ¨Ø·Ø© ÙØ³Ø±Ùر ÙØ¹Ø§ÙÙØ© ÙØ§ÙÙØ© ÙÙØ¹Ù Ø© صابغة [sic]ÙØ§ÙاعاÙÙØ© [sic]ÙÙØ¹Ù Ø© Ù ØªØµÙØ© ÙØµØ§ØØ¨Ùا [sic]٠٠ا ع٠٠ÙÙ Ø´ÙØ± Ø±Ø¨ÙØ¹ Ø§ÙØ£ÙÙ ÙØ°Ø§ÙÙ ÙÙ Ø³ÙØ© أربعة ÙØªØ³Ø¹ÙÙ ÙØ«Ùاث ٠ائة â¬
[In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the] Merciful. Blessing from Allah, and good fortune and happiness and bliss and joy and sufficient health, and abundant and of the highest [i.e. from Allah] grace, and uninterrupted grace to [fem.] its owner. This was made in the month of Rabīʿ I which was in the year 394/1003â4.
17 Minbar Possibly Installed by ʿAbd al-Malik in the al-Qarawiyyīn Mosque in Fez (Dated 1005); Chapter 7: 2.5
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بس٠ÙÙ â¦ØªØµÙÙÙ â¦Ùذا ٠ا أ٠ر بع٠ÙÙ Ø§ÙØ®ÙÙÙØ© اÙÙ ÙØµÙر سÙÙ Ø§ÙØ¥Ø³Ùا٠عبد اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙØ´Ø§Ù اÙÙ Ø¤ÙØ¯ باÙÙÙٰ٠أطا٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø¨ÙØ§Ø¡Ù عÙÛ ÙØ¯ ØØ§Ø¬Ø¨Ù عبد اÙÙ Ù٠اÙÙ Ø¸ÙØ± ب٠٠ØÙ د اÙÙ ÙØµÙر ب٠أب٠عا٠ر ÙÙÙÙ٠اÙÙÙٰ٠تعاÙÛ ÙØ°ÙÙ ÙÙ Ø´ÙØ± Ø¬Ù Ø§Ø¯Û Ø§ÙØ§Ø®Ø±Ø© Ø³ÙØ© خ٠س ÙØªØ³Ø¹ÙÙ ÙØ«Ùاث ٠ائة â¬
Basmala ⦠taá¹£liyya ⦠This is what the Caliph al-Manṣūr Sword of Islam Ê¿Äbd AllÄh HishÄm al-Muʾayyad bi-llÄh â may Allah prolong his days! â ordered to be made, under the direction of his ḥÄjib Ê¿Abd al-Malik al-Muáºaffar ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr ibn AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir â may Allah the Most High bring them complete success! And this was in the month of JumÄda II of the year 395/MarchâApril 1005.
18 Suaire de Saint Lazare (Datable 1007â8; Figures 84, 136; Chapter 7: 2.4)
i. Autun fragment:
Inscription across the belts of three horsemen:
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اÙÙ Ø¸ÙØ± (2)ÙØµØ±Ù (3)اÙÙÙÙ°Ù â¬
al-Muáºaffar, may Allah bring him victory
ii. Lyon fragment:
Badly-damaged inscription on the round shield carried by one of the riders:
â«Ø§ÙÙ Ø¸ÙØ± أعز٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ùâ¬
al-Muáºaffar, may Allah strengthen him
19 Ivory Casket in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence (Late Tenth/Early Eleventh Century; Figures 148â149; Chapter 7: 4.1.2)
بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø¨Ø±ÙØ© ٠٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙÙÙ Ù ÙØ³Ø¹Ø§Ø¯Ø© ÙØºØ¨Ø·Ø© ÙØ³Ùا٠ة Ø´Ø§Ù ÙØ© ÙØ¹Ø§ÙÙØ© ÙØ§ÙÙØ© ÙÙØ¹Ù Ø© د [اÙÙ Ø© ]ÙØ³Ø±Ùر داÙÙ ÙØµØ§ØØ¨Ù
In the name of Allah, blessing from Allah, and good fortune and happiness and bliss and total peace and sufficient health and per[petual] grace and perpetual joy to its owner.
20 Basin Brought to Granada by BÄdÄ«s ibn ḤabbÅ«s (Early Eleventh Century; Figures 156â158; Chapter 7: 4.2.1)
The inscription (carved c. 1305) is on only one side of the object. The letters given here indicate: (a) right hand edge, running bottom to top; (b) top edge, running horizontally across the top of the basin; (c) left hand edge, running top to bottom.
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بس٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙ Ù Ø§ÙØ±ØÙÙ â¦â¦.⬠-
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Ø§ÙØ±Ø®Ø§Ù ÙÙÙÙ Ø¨Ø§Ø¯ÙØ³ Ø¨Ù ØØ¨Ùس Ø§ÙØµÙÙØ§Ø¬Ù اÙÛ ÙØµØ± ØØ¶Ø±ØªÙ (Ø )ØºØ±ÙØ§Ø·Ø© ØØ±Ø³Ùا اÙÙÙÙ°Ù ÙÙ٠ا ÙØ§ â¦.. [Ø§ÙØ³Ùطا ]٠اÙÙ ÙÙ Ø§ÙØ¹Ø§Ø¯Ù اÙÙ ÙØµÙر اÙÙ Ø¤ÙØ¯ Ø£Ù ÙØ± اÙ٠سÙÙ ÙÙ ÙÙØ§ØµØ± Ø§ÙØ¯Ù٠أب٠عبد اÙÙÙٰ٠اب٠٠ÙÙØ§Ùا Ø£Ù ÙØ± اÙ٠سÙÙ Ù٠اب٠٠ÙÙØ§Ùا Ø§ÙØºØ§Ùب باÙÙÙÙ°Ù â¦..⬠-
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٠ذاÙÙ ÙÙ Ø´ÙØ± Ø´ÙÙØ§Ù ٠٠عا٠أربعة ÙØ³Ø¨Ø¹Ù ائة ÙØ§ÙØÙ د ÙÙÙ Ø±Ø¨Ù Ø§ÙØ¹Ø§ÙÙ ÙÙ â¬
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(a) In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful â¦
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(b) BÄdÄ«s ibn ḤabbÅ«s al-á¹¢anhÄjÄ« [brought?] the marble, all of it, to the palace of his capital, Granada â may Allah keep it safe! And whenâ¦. [the Sulta]n, the king, the just, the victorious, the supported (by Allah), AmÄ«r al-MuslimÄ«n and Defender of the Faith, AbÄ« Ê¿Abd AllÄh, son of our master, AmÄ«r al-MuslimÄ«n, son of our master al-GhÄlib bi-llÄh â¦
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(c) and this was in the month of Shawwal of the year 704/AprilâMay 1305. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.
21 Bronze Disc Found in Calle Cruz Conde, Cordoba (Archaeological Museum, Cordoba, inv. CE009509; Figure 18)
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Ø§ÙØØ§Ø¯Ù Ø£Ø±Ø¨Ø¹ÙÙ /Ù٠ائة Ù Ù /Ø§ÙØ£Ø¨Ø¯Ø§Ù Ø§ÙØµÙÙØ¨ÙØ© /اÙ٠زÙÙÙØ© ÙÙØØ§Ø¬Ø¨ [اÙÙ ÙØµÙ /ر ]Ù ØÙ د ب٠أب٠عا٠ر /ÙÙÙ٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù â¬
Number 14/1 of the mail coats decorated / in the Slav style, property of the ḥÄjib [al-Manṣū/r] Muḥammad ibn AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir, may Allah bring him complete success!
Published: Labarta 2016; Labarta 2019a
I have put âal-Manṣūrâ in brackets because I do not read it on this disc.
22 Bronze Disc Found in Excavations at Cercadilla (Archaeological Museum, Cordoba, inv. CER 93/S1/VE1/10-9-93)
Obverse:
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Ø§ÙØØ§Ø¯ÙØ© عشرة /Ù Ù Ø§ÙØºÙØ§Ø¦Ù Ø§ÙØØ±Ø§ÙÙØ© /ÙÙØØ§ /جب Ù ØÙ د ب٠أب٠عا٠ر /عدة Ù٠سبÙ٠اÙÙÙÙ°Ù â¬
Number 11 / of the ḤarrÄnÄ« chainmail tunics / property of the ḥÄjib Muḥammad ibn AbÄ« Ê¿Ämir. / Equipment for the cause of Allah
Reverse:
ÙØ²ÙÙØ§ عشرÙÙ /رط٠â«erased:
ÙØ²ÙÙØ§ ÙØ§ØØ¯ ÙØ¹Ø´Ø± /Ù٠رط٠â¬
Its weight is 20 raá¹ls
Erased: Its weight is 21 raá¹ls
Published: Labarta 2016; Labarta 2019a