Fragment from a copy of the Qurʼān.

Item Info

Title:
Fragment from a copy of the Qurʼān.
Alternative Title:
  • Qurʼan. Sūrat al-Mursalāt, 9-50.
  • قرآن. سورة المرسلات،9-50.
Date:
1400s to 1600s
Description:

  • Manuscript leaf.

  • Title devised by cataloger.

  • Physical description: 15 lines per page in naskh script on thin glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text fully vocalized; catchwords. Verse markers in gold, red and blue; gold and black border. Surah heading in white on gold ground with blue border decorated with white and gold dots.

  • A fragment from a copy of the Qurʼān containing Sūrat al-Mursalāt, verses 9-50, plus the heading for Sūrat al-Nabaʼ.

Subject:
Manuscripts, Arabic.
Format:
Language:
Arabic
Extent:
1 leaf :illuminations ; 137 x 90 mm
Digital Collection:
Early Manuscripts collection
Catalog Record:
https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE008004902
Provenance:
Source of acquisition: Purchase; Ferdinand Roten Galleries; 1968.
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
Identifier:
  • Call number: Arabic MS 13
  • 008004902
  • duke:448669
  • emsar01010
  • ark:/87924/r42z14m9s
  • 21b37d7e-ca95-451c-a514-7d308c045080
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