Islamic Ghazni: Marble
Inv. no. SP0084

Tombs
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1966
Ghazni area
Graveyard north of the minaret of Bahram Shah
SP0084

Other images

Sp0084_3919-5

Tomb composed of two elements
Marble
Bas-relief

1006/1598

Tomb composed of an upper element in the form of a molded parallelepiped with a central mihrab-like cartouche [A] and a lower element in the form of a trapezoidal prism [B].

Current location: Ghazni warehouse

Epitaph: Arabic, cursive
[A] two lines on each of the two longitudinal faces and a third one above the central mihrab-like cartouche (face a)
Shahada, name of the deceased and date of death
[B] one epigraphic band on each of the four faces
Basmala, invocation to God and Kor. 2:255
(Reading by M. Massullo)

Persian, cursive, on top of the lower element
Ongoing study
Neg. no.: 3916/9-12; 3919/1-6
Digital photos: G. Pastori, 2002
Drawings: –