Accession number
MS M.838.1-6
Object title
Six leaves from a Qurʼan.
Created
11th century
Credit line
Gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene, 1951.
Description
6 leaves (6 lines) : vellum, ill. ; 135 x 200 mm
Provenance
Belle da Costa Greene.
Notes
Ms. leaves from a Qurʼan; written and decorated in the 11th century.
Text: sura 35, al-Fāṭir (the Creator), verses 22-27 (fol. 1), 30-43 (fol. 2-6).
One fol. is lacking between fol. 1 and 2.
Decoration: written in brownish ink with diagonal strokes for diacriticals and red and green dots of vocalization; a gold hāʼ marks the end of the fifth verse on fol. 3v; gold circles containing gold cursive inscriptions are found on fol. 2 and 5 v.
Text: sura 35, al-Fāṭir (the Creator), verses 22-27 (fol. 1), 30-43 (fol. 2-6).
One fol. is lacking between fol. 1 and 2.
Decoration: written in brownish ink with diagonal strokes for diacriticals and red and green dots of vocalization; a gold hāʼ marks the end of the fifth verse on fol. 3v; gold circles containing gold cursive inscriptions are found on fol. 2 and 5 v.
Script
Kufic
Language
Arabic
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