Examples of gravestones writings in the graveyard of Mustafa Al-Dwati Uskudar, Istanbul (A study in form and content)

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Assistant Professor of Islamic Archaeology- Faculty of Archaeology - South Valley University (EGYPT)

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This research deals with the publication and study of five tombstones in the graveyard of Mustafa Al-Dwati in Uskudar. These tombstones are well   preserved and the texts executed on them provide the names of those buried below. In this research, the tombstones are published and undergo a descriptive as well as an analytical study of the way letters are drawn. The method of drawing words is examined, followed by an analytical study of the content of writings in terms of the titles and functions mentioned in these tombstones. This graveyard in which these tombstones are located is known as the soil of Mostafa Al-Dawati, and it is one of the tombs that contain compositions bearing tombstones in addition to independent tombstones. This traceability and its evidence witnessed many floral motifs in addition to the use of Arabic calligraphy as a written and decorative element at the same time. The study selected five models of tombstones in the graveyard of Mustafa Al-Dwati Uskudar district Istanbul. The reason for selecting such study is the lack of specialized studies in Islamic archaeological writings that deals with those tombstones. Thus, these tombstones are studied for the first time in terms of form and content

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