Unit No36
Muhammad Mustafa ‘Abdallah
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Coordinates of the main entrance |
30.041185N - 31.27065E |
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Attribution |
Muhammad Mustafa ‘Abdallah |
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Higri (AH)Dates as given in the Inscription |
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Miladi (AD)Dates as given in the Inscription |
Before 1943 |
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Inscription Contemporary with the building? |
No |
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Multiple date(s) In the inscription? |
No |
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Assumed Date |
Early 20th century |
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Based on |
(based on building techniques.) Before AD 1943 (date on a tomb marker.) |
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Original Use |
Burial Chamber |
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Current Use |
Burial Chamber |
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Overall condition |
Poor |
Features of unit 36
| Present | Count | Material | Comments (see description for details) | |
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| Free standing structure | Yes | 1 | stone | |
| Walled enclosure | No | |||
| Rooms by the perimeter wall | No | |||
| Freestanding structure(s) in enclousure | No | |||
| Dome over the tomb chamber | Yes | |||
| Neo-Mamluk architectural decoration | No | |||
| Garden layout | No | |||
| Sabil(s) | No | |||
| Wall fountain(s) | No | |||
| Canopy on columns / pillars | No | |||
| Carved marble cenotaph(s) | No | |||
| Decorated limestone tomb-markers | Yes | 1 | limestone | |
| Decorated gateway | No | |||
| Decorative door-leaves | No | |||
| Decorative window grilles | No | |||
| Decorative shutters | No | |||
| Painted ceiling(s) | No | |||
| Decorative paving(s) | No |
Unusual or unique features
A hinged iron bracket over the entrance door (apparently for hanging a lamp) with a pierced name of the founder
Description (The direction towards Mecca (Qibla) is described as eastern and other directions are named accordingly)
An extremely simple free-standing small single-story building measuring only ca. 4.5 x 4.5 m, containing a single room. Built of rough stone and plastered, with the undecorated entrance door in the left side of the eastern façade covered with a semi-circular arch built in ashlar stone.
The only decoration is a hinged iron bracket over the entrance door (apparently for hanging a lamp) with a pierced name of the founder.
The chamber is covered with a wooden roof with a simple octagonal lantern covered by a small wooden dome.
Inside is a single limestone tomb marker bearing the date AD 1943.
Condition of preservation
The building is not in danger of imminent collapse. However, damage from rainwater to tops of the walls indicates inadequate roof cover, cement cladding to the bottom of the walls is clearly in response to damage caused by rising groundwater, and all woodwork is desiccated. The roof lantern misses most of its cover and the glazing.
- Field recording by
- Nur ‘Atiya
- Date recorded
- August 11, 2022
- Data entered by
- Hania Abdelmeguid
- Date entered
- May 7, 2024