A Perg. 203: A Qur'anic Manuscript From The Beginning Of 2nd Century Hijra In The Austrian National Library

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Assalamu ʿalaykum wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuhu:

Hair side

Flesh side

Date

Beginning of 2nd century hijra.

Manuscript Number

A Perg. 203.

Contents

Sūrah Muzzammil verses 6 to 19 on hair side. Sūrah Muzzammil verse 19 to Sūrah Muddaththir verse 5 on flesh side.

Script

Kufic.

Yellowish, medium strong parchment, strongly twisted; dark-brown ink. The internal part of the page is missing. The writing size might have amounted to completely approx. 64 mm x 80 mm.

Location

Austrian National Library, Vienna.

Acknowledgement

We are grateful to the Austrian National Library, Vienna, for providing us the manuscript.

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References

[1] H. Loebenstein, Koranfragmente Auf Pergament Aus Der Papyrussammlung Der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek, Textband, 1982, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek: Wein, p. 36. This contains the description of the manuscript.

[2] H. Loebenstein, Koranfragmente Auf Pergament Aus Der Papyrussammlung Der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek, Tafelband, 1982, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek: Wein, Tafel 11. This contains the pictures of the manuscript.

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