An intact, circular Kufic Panel molded out of stucco. The
panel bears the Arabic inscription
of Rabb al-Alamin (Lord of the Universe)
repeated four times in a Thuluth braided script. [This panel is about
the size of a large pizza.]
A small mesjed is attached to the khan. The qiblah wall contained
a semi-circular mihrab flanked by two niches on each side.
Fragments of stucco panels bearing Kufic inscriptions were found
in two of the better preserved niches. Fragments of two circular
stucco panels were discovered on the floor of the mosque. One panel
had been mounted on the wall above the mihrab while the second
panel was mounted on the opposing wall.
Second circular stucco panel from the interior of the Area 4 mosque. The
panel bears the Arabic
inscription of Rabb al-Alamin (Lord of the Universe)
repeated four times in a Thuluth braided script.
Fragments of one of the four rectangular
stucco panels found in the niches on each side of the mikrab
.
They are inscribed with the first line of the
Sura al-Fatihah.
Fragment of one of the four rectangular
stucco panels found in the niches on each side of the mikrab
.
They are inscribed with the first line of the
Sura al-Fatihah.
In situ fragment of a stucco panel
found in the niches on each side of the
mikrab
. They are inscribed with the first line of the
Sura al-Fatihah.
Neathery Fuller and Michael Fuller carefully clean the intact circular panel that had decorated
the interior wall of the masjid.
Photographic Credit: Professor David Hanlon, SLCC-MC
Created 1 August 2001.
Migrated 2 April 2008
Updated 28 December 2008