al-Qurʼān
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- al-Qurʼān
- Alternative title:
- Qurʼān xii:8-24
- Date:
- 9th or 10th century AD /3rd or 4th century Hijri
- Description:
- Fragment of an Abbasid Qur'ān probably written in the third or fourth century A.H. / ninth or tenth century C.E, containing verses 8-24 from Sura al-Yūsuf (سورة يوسف). The script seems to correspond to a mediocre version of the Abbasid Style D IV as described by F. Deroche.Layout: 18 lines per pageScript: The script seems to correspond to a mediocre version of the Abbasid Style D IV as described by F. Deroche.
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Provenance:
- Bought from Professor E.H. Palmer Palmer, Edward Henry, 1840-1882 and E.E. Tyrwhitt Drake Tyrwhitt Drake, E.E. in 1878.
- Extent:
- Written: (height: 18.4 cm, width: 25.3 cm)
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Library
- Rights:
- Images made available for download are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-NC 3.0)
This metadata is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. - Identifier:
- MS Add.743.1
- Format:
- Codex
- Is part of:
- Oriental Manuscrupts: Islamic Manuscripts Collection
- Exhibit tags:
- mss_quran