Maghrebi script

Supported family attribution

Record the proposed attribution alongside diagnostic image regions, alternative identifications and the authority using the label.

1. What does the cited authority include under Maghrebi or Maghribi script? definition
2. Which visible features distinguish this sample from plausible eastern Arabic hands? boundary

Qualified variety label

Retain the source's variety label and its criteria. The NLM identifies mujawhar and other styles in Moroccan manuscripts, demonstrating the need for attribution below family level. [NLM script analysis](https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/arabic/script_analysis.html)

1. Which source calls this hand mabsut, mujawhar or another named variety, and by what criteria? provenance
2. Does the proposed label describe a consistent hand, a display register or only a short passage? boundary

Diagnostic form set

Document bowls, shafts, terminals and connections across several letters, including exceptions within the same hand.

1. Which positional forms of nun, kaf, sad, fa and qaf can be securely sampled? measurement
2. Which combination of forms agrees with the chosen Maghrebi exemplars, and which forms disagree? boundary

Fa, qaf and unpointed forms

Record fa and qaf points by position and distinguish visible omission from fading, cropping or uncertainty.

1. How consistently are fa and qaf pointed in initial, medial, final and isolated positions? measurement
2. Where points are absent, what evidence supports a reading without silently adding them? action

Place and date argument

Keep stated dates and places separate from inferred ones. The Met associates its example with North Africa and southern Spain, a context rather than a dating rule. [Met manuscript example](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/447367)

1. Does the proposed place or date come from a colophon, external documentation or comparison of letterforms? provenance
2. Could the apparent regional connection reflect later ownership or deliberate imitation? boundary

Localized script changes

Record the extent of each hand or register and test whether changes follow headings, annotations, repairs or later interventions.

1. Where do forms, pointing or proportions change between main text, headings and margins? measurement
2. What evidence distinguishes one scribe changing register from another scribe adding text? boundary

Local sign functions

Associate each mark with an observed shape, placement and proposed function; use color as evidence only when the image preserves it reliably.

1. Which marks identify consonants, indicate vowels or serve another reading function in this sample? definition
2. What repeated examples or documented conventions support each interpretation? provenance

Traceable letter readings

Link uncertain readings to image regions and retain alternatives before producing normalized Arabic text.

1. Which readings depend on lexical context because Maghrebi forms or missing points leave multiple possibilities? boundary
2. Which letter or mark distinctions must the diplomatic transcription preserve before normalization? action

Script-specific error profile

Track errors involving fa and qaf, absent points, deep bowls and crowded connections using a reviewed sample.

1. Which letter confusions occur in the reviewed sample, and how frequently? measurement
2. Which unresolved forms require a better image or specialist reading before transcription proceeds? action

Checked Maghrebi rendering

Compare reproduced text with selected exemplars, checking positional forms and pointing separately from the underlying character sequence.

1. Does the chosen rendering reproduce the intended fa and qaf points, connections and descending forms in context? measurement
2. Should the deliverable provide normalized searchable text, a faithful visual reproduction or both? action

Check these first

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Maghrebi script this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Kinds and varieties

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Maghrebi script this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Identifiers and schemes

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Maghrebi script this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Standards and regulation

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Maghrebi script this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Maghrebi script this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Maghrebi script this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Maghrebi script this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Maghrebi script this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance