“Help” from the archive of A. Kun of the Russian Academy of Sciences in restoring the inscriptions of Oqsaroy

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“Help” from the archive of A. Kun of the Russian Academy of Sciences in restoring the inscriptions of Oqsaroy

Most of the inscription in the picture that you see is lost due to the destruction of the tympan of the small arch.

“Help” from the archive of A. Kun of the Russian Academy of Sciences in restoring the inscriptions of Oqsaroy

When Mirza ‘Abdurrahman copied the text, there were fewer missing parts. And this made it possible to restore the text based on the copy in the Al. Kun archive. Worth noting is that the date mentioned in the text is written incorrectly. The units are written before the tens. According to researchers of the project “Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the World Collections,” this mistake may have happened during installation, as there are no traces of restoration.

You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "Architectural epigraphy of Uzbekistan. Qashqadaryo, Shahrisabz" of the series "Architectural epigraphy of Uzbekistan".

The main sponsor of the project is the oilfield services company Eriell-Group.