Sunday, July 31, 2016

Ancient Artifact Review 94 : Antique Quranic Writing Block / Tablet ( Libya 19th Century)



This is a writing block made of wood typically used in Islamic school in Libya. Measuring at
37x20x2cm undated probably used in 19th-20th century
The use of tablet especially wood is very popular in Africa to help students learning Quran. Quranic verses are written on the tablet and read all over again in order to memorize. Once the memorization complete, the verses are erased and replaced with next memorization task.


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