Kufic script

E6833

Arabic script calligraphic script

Kufic script is the oldest extant form of Arabic calligraphy, characterized by its angular, geometric letterforms and prominent use in early Qur’anic manuscripts and architectural inscriptions.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Kufic script canonical	10
Kufic	3
Eastern Kufic	1
foliated Kufic	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arabic script ⓘ calligraphic script ⓘ
characteristic	angular letterforms ⓘ elongated horizontal strokes ⓘ geometric letterforms ⓘ horizontal emphasis ⓘ minimal curves ⓘ monumental appearance ⓘ thick strokes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Iraq ⓘ
developedIn	Kufa ⓘ
distinctFrom	Naskh script ⓘ Thuluth script ⓘ
floruitCentury	10th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ
hasVariant	Kufic script self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eastern Kufic Maghribi script ⓘ surface form: Maghribi Kufic floriated Kufic ⓘ Kufic script self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: foliated Kufic geometric Kufic ⓘ square Kufic ⓘ
influenced	Maghribi script ⓘ various regional Kufic styles ⓘ
namedAfter	Kufa ⓘ
periodOfUse	early Islamic period ⓘ
primaryFunction	monumental display script ⓘ religious inscription ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Mesopotamia ⓘ
relativeAge	oldest extant form of Arabic calligraphy ⓘ
religiousUse	Islamic religious texts ⓘ Qur’an copies ⓘ
scriptFamily	Arabic script ⓘ
typicalMedium	ceramic tiles ⓘ metalwork ⓘ mosaic ⓘ parchment ⓘ stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ vellum ⓘ
usedForLanguage	Arabic language ⓘ
usedIn	Qur’anic manuscripts ⓘ architectural inscriptions ⓘ ceramic inscriptions ⓘ coin inscriptions ⓘ decorative epigraphy ⓘ early Islamic manuscripts ⓘ textiles ⓘ
writingDirection	right-to-left ⓘ
writingSystem	Arabic alphabet ⓘ

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Instruction

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Input

Subject: Kufic script
Description of subject: Kufic script is the oldest extant form of Arabic calligraphy, characterized by its angular, geometric letterforms and prominent use in early Qur’anic manuscripts and architectural inscriptions.

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arabic → hasCalligraphicStyle → Kufic script ⓘ

Naskh script → influencedBy → Kufic script ⓘ

Kufic script → hasVariant → Kufic script self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: foliated Kufic

Kufic script → hasVariant → Kufic script self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Kufic

Thuluth script → developedFrom → Kufic script ⓘ

Ruqʿah script → distinctFrom → Kufic script ⓘ

Arabic calligraphy → hasStyle → Kufic script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kufic

Nabataean alphabet → ancestorOf → Kufic script ⓘ

Maghribi script → influencedBy → Kufic script ⓘ

Kufa → gaveNameTo → Kufic script ⓘ

Arabic-script typography → usesCalligraphicModel → Kufic script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kufic

Blue Qurans → script → Kufic script ⓘ

Blue Qurans → calligraphicStyle → Kufic script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kufic

Abbasid art → usesScript → Kufic script ⓘ

development of the six classical scripts (al-aqlam al-sitta) → influencedBy → Kufic script ⓘ