jeejah

The jeejah is a small, handheld device commonly carried by people from extramuros. It has a screen and built‑in communications functions. When those functions are disabled—such as when visitors enter a math under strict Discipline—it can still be used to tell time, functioning much like a pocket‑watch.

First known context

A jeejah is seen in the hands of an artisan from extramuros who was admitted to the New Library to help address a rotted rafter ahead of Apert. At the avout’s insistence, the device’s communications were shut down while inside the math, though the artisan still checked its screen for the time.

Characteristics and functions

• Compact, hand‑sized device with a screen.
• Provides communications capabilities when enabled.
• Can display the time and be used as a pocket‑watch even with communications disabled.

Use and restrictions

• Jeeyahs appear to be everyday tools for those living extramuros.
• Within the walls of a math, visitors are required to disable a jeejah’s communications functions in accordance with the Discipline, limiting it to non‑communicative uses like timekeeping.

Current understanding

Only basic capabilities are observed so far: time display and the existence of communications features. Additional functions, naming conventions, and variations—if any—have not yet been described.