[Qurʼān leaves].

Uniform title
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Arabic
Published/​Created
[between 1550 and 1699?]
Description
1 online resource (2 leaves) : paper

Details

Summary note
Two leaves from the same Qurʼān, though not continuous. Leaf 1 contains the last two words of verse 5 of al-Takāthur (102) through the first two words of verse 6 of al-Humazah (104) . Leaf 2 contains all of al-Kāfirūn (190) except the bismillāh, to the penultimate word of verse 4 of al-Masad (111), called Tabbat yadā here.
Notes
  • Decoration: Textblock is border-ruled in double red. Sūrah headers are in gold thuluth outlined in black. Gold lobed roundels with blue and red dots mark verse endings. Readings marked in red.
  • Foliation: Western numeral foliation in pencil added, upper left recto.
  • Layout: 7 long lines, border-ruled.
  • Ms. leaf.
  • Origin: Probably copied in the 16th or 17th century, place unknown.
  • Script: Written in naskh in black ink, pointed, vocalized. Headers in thuluth.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Location of originals
  • Original Columbia, Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
  • OPenn University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
Language note
Arabic.
Provenance
Acquired between 2012 and 2016; accessioned 2018.
In
Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Box 24 Folder 4
OCLC
1083529071
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