al-Qurʼān
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- al-Qurʼān
- Date:
- Probably 3rd century AH / 9th century CE
- Description:
- Fragments of an Abbasid Qurʼān (probably third century A.H. / ninth century C.E.), containing verses from the Sura al-Muʾminūn (سورة المؤمنون), the complete Sura al-Nūr (سورة النور), and verses from the Sura al-Furqān (سورة الفرقان). The script seems to correspond to the Abbasid Style D.Va as described by F. Deroche.Layout: 5 lines to the page
- 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.
- Medium:
- Parchment
- Extent:
- Leaf: (height: 8 cm, width: 12.5 cm)
Written: (height: 4.5 cm, width: 7.5 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.1138
- Format:
- Codex
- Is part of:
- Oriental Manuscrupts: Islamic Manuscripts Collection
- Exhibit tags:
- mss_quran