Signatures, Inscriptions, and MarkingsInscriptions: (In Arabic, in thuluth script): "and by Zahra [the radiant] Batul [the virgin - both epithets for Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet], by the mother of her two sons [i.e., Hasan and Husain]." (Annemarie Schimmel, trans. January 29, 1987) For transcription see catalogue card (The inscription is part of a Shi'ite litany giving the names of the Prophet, `Ali, Fatima, and the Imams.)