Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. SP0081

Tombs
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni area
Graveyard north of the minaret of Bahram Shah
SP0081

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SP0081_530-2

Tomb composed of two elements
Marble
Bas-relief
upper element 70x20x40; lower element 97x33x10
992/1584

Tomb composed of an upper element in the form of a flat parallelepiped [A] and a lower element in the form of a trapezoidal prism [B]. Inscriptions on the four faces of both elements.

Current location: Rome, Museo delle Civiltà – Museo d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci”, Inv. no. 8410

Epitaph: Arabic, cursive
[A] Name of the decease, invocation to God, date of death
[B] Basmala and Kor. 55:26-27
Arabic, square Kufic, on the two longitudinal faces of the lower element
The name 'Ali is repeated four time
(Reading by M. Massullo)
Neg. no.: 530/1-2, 3923/4-6,9
Digital photos: M. Massullo, 2016
Drawings: –