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The participle ghaṭita as applied to windows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2009

Michael D. Willis
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The participle ghaţita (from the root ghaţ) has a wide range of meanings, but is quite restricted when applied to windows in a house or palace. Our purpose here is to clarify this specific usage by reference to texts and archaeological remains. As such, this note elucidates the cultural milieu of the term.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , October 1988 , pp. 539 - 540
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Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 1988

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