title: Arabic-language Epigraphy of Mosques in Lezgin Villages of Akhty District of Dagestan (Inscriptions of 11th–18th Сenturies)
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metadata.value: Zakariyaev, Zamir Sh.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2022-03-04T18:28:38Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2022-03-04T18:28:38Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-12
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Zakariyaev Z. Sh. Arabic-language Epigraphy of Mosques in Lezgin Villages of Akhty District of Dagestan (Inscriptions of 11th–18th Сenturies). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, pp. 542–568.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2021.406
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/35471
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metadata.value: The author of this article presents some results of the author’s study of the Arabic-language
  epigraphy of old Lezgin mosques in the Akhty District of the Republic of Dagestan. The
  mountainous Akhty District inhabited by Lezgins is located in the far south of Dagestan
  and Russian Federation, near the Main Caucasian ridge. The inscriptions of mosques are
  an important part of the district’s rich epigraphic heritage. The method of continuous study
  of epigraphic monuments made it possible to identify many Arabic-language inscriptions
  in different settlements, and also in abandoned rural settlements in hard-to-reach mountainous
  areas. The author considers not all epigraphic monuments of mosques, but only
  some of them. Many of them are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time.
  In addition, a new updated interpretation of some inscriptions already known to science
  is proposed. The translation of the inscriptions is accompanied by scientific commentary.
  Chronologically, the inscriptions cover the period from the 11th–12th centuries to the end
  of the 18th century. The epigraphy of this chronological period is found on the walls of only
  some villages in the Akhty District. A portion of the inscriptions considered are dated. To
  determine the time of undated inscriptions, the method of dating by paleographic features
  of writing is applied. In terms of genre, the epigraphic monuments of mosques consist of
  building and benevolent inscriptions, excerpts from Quranic Verse. The discovery of Kufic
  inscriptions from the 11th–12th centuries on the walls of mosques indicate that the most ancient
  mosques in the villages of the Akhty District have a millennial history. The geography
  of Kufic inscriptions found indicates the early spread of Islam even in the most remote and
  hard-to reach places in southern Dagestan. The location of the inscriptions, which for a long
  time were considered not preserved, has been established. Among them is the oldest dated
  building inscription in Arabic on the territory of Russia — from 563 AH (1167/68). After the establishment of rural communities in the Samur district of Dagestan in the beginning
  of the 17th century, the construction or repair of mosques was carried out, mostly either by
  the communities or by the representatives of the local Muslim elite.
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metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 13; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Dagestan
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Lezgins
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Akhty District
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Arabic-language epigraphy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: mosques
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Kufic inscriptions
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Arabic-language Epigraphy of Mosques in Lezgin Villages of Akhty District of Dagestan (Inscriptions of 11th–18th Сenturies)
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metadata.value: Article
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