al-Qurʼān
- Holding institution:
- University of Michigan
- Data provider:
- University of Michigan
- Title:
- al-Qurʼān
القرآن - Contributor:
- Ruthven, Alexander Grant, former owner
- Date:
- [8-- or 9--].
- Description:
- Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center Isl. Ms. 1049Origin: Script and ornament would suggest 9th or 10th century as proposed by Déroche (see The Abbasid tradition, p.37).Former shelfmark: Kelsey 64.2.4Support: Parchment ; recto is hair side.Decoration: Four oblique strokes one above the other (Déroche style 1.1.1) mark verse divisions ; roundels / medallions of Déroche style 2' A.II mark ten verses ; illuminated hāʼ (abjad numeral 5) marks five verses ; illuminated sūrah heading for the opening of Sūrat al-Qalam, "سورة ن والقلم خمسون واثنان" chrysographed.Script: Kufic or Early ʻAbbāsid script of Déroche style D.IV (see George, The Rise of Islamic calligraphy, p.151 and Déroche, The Abbasid tradition, p.36-37) ; short vowels provided in the form of red discs.Layout: Written in 15 lines per page.Collation: Single leaf.Title supplied by cataloguer.Ms. fragment.(verso) Sūrat al-Qalam (68) verse 1 through opening word of verse 19 (68:1-19a)(recto) Sūrat al-Mulk (67) final words of verse 23 through verse 30 (67:23-30) followed by illuminated heading for Sūrat al-Qalam (68)Fragment from an Early ʿAbbāsid Qur’ān carrying final words of Sūrat al-Mulk (67) verse 23 through opening word of Sūrat al-Qalam (68) verse 19.
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Manuscripts, Arabic
- Extent:
- 1 leaf : parchment ; 242-8 x 340 (180 x 260) mm.
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Format:
- Book
Manuscript/Archive
Online
Print - Same as:
- https://search.lib.umich.edu/catalog/record/011741701
- Exhibit tags:
- mss_quran