al-Qurʼān
- Holding institution:
- University of Michigan
- Data provider:
- University of Michigan
- Title:
- al-Qurʼān
القرآن - Contributor:
- Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Turks, former owner
- Date:
- [8--].
- Description:
- Origin: Lacks dated colophon ; script and ornament would suggest 9th century. Verse count of 123 provided in illuminated heading for Sūrat al-Māʼidah suggests a connection with the tradition of Qurʼānic transcription associated with al-Baṣrah (Iraq) via reports of the verse count for the "Baṣran codex" (al-Muṣḥaf al-Baṣrī), cf. such a report "وهي مئة وعشرون آية في الكوفي وعشرون وآيتان في المدنيين والمكي والشامي وعشرون وثلاث في البصري" in al-Dānī's (d.1053) al-Bayān fī ʻadd āy al-Qurʾān (Ed. Ghānim Qaddūrī al-Ḥamad, al-Kuywat: Markaz al-Makhṭūṭāt wa-al-Turāth wa-al-Wathāʾiq, 1994, p.149).Former shelfmark: Isl. Ms. 162Support: Parchment ; some abrasion, losses of ink and pigment, occasionally resupplied by later hands.Decoration: Illuminated medallions / roundels of Déroche style 2' A.II (incorporating dark green and red as well as gold and outline in black) mark ten verses ; illuminated hāʼ (abjad numerals 5) marks five verses ; illuminated sūrah heading for Sūrat al-Māʼidah, "المائدة مائة وعشرون وثلاث ايات" chrysographed.Script: Kufic or Early ʻAbbāsid script of Déroche style D.I (see Déroche, The Abbasid tradition, p.36-37 and George, The Rise of Islamic calligraphy, p.91) ; short vowels provided in the form of red discs ; in a few rare instances small strokes have been provided in a similar brown ink to indicate one or two dots ; other pointing in grayish black ink supplied later.Layout: Written in 7 lines per page.Collation: V: H1-2F S H3-4F H5-6F S H7-8F S H9-10F S / F11-12H S F13-14H F15-16H S F17-18H F19-20H, V: H21-22F S H23-24F H25-26F S H17-28F H29-30F / F31-32H S F33-34H F35-36H S F37-38H F39-40H ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing.Ms. fragment.(quire 2, pp.21-40) Sūrat al-Nisāʼ (4) final words of verse 170 through final words of Sūrat al-Māʼidah (5) verse 9 (4:170-5:9)(quire 1, pp.1-20) Sūrat al-Nisāʼ (4) middle of verse 87 through middle of verse 112 (4:87-112)Fragment from an early ʿAbbāsid Qur’ān carrying Sūrat al-Nisāʼ (4) middle of verse 87 through middle of verse 112 and final words of verse 170 through final words of Sūrat al-Māʼidah (5) verse 9 (4:87-112 ; 4:170-5:9).
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Arabic
- Extent:
- 20 leaves : parchment ; 128-132 x 195 (90 x 130) mm.
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Format:
- Book
Manuscript/Archive
Online
Print - Same as:
- https://search.lib.umich.edu/catalog/record/002641718
- Exhibit tags:
- mss_quran