An Early Qur'anic Manuscript In The Topkapi Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

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First Composed: 19th November 2003

Last Updated: 19th November 2003


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A display of what is widely held to be the `Uthmanic manuscript of the Qur'an in the Topkapi Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. (a) A distant view, (b) a closer view of left folio and (c) a closer view of right folio.

Date

1st century of hijra.

Script & Ornamentation

Monumental Kufic. It is extensively dotted perhaps by a later hand.

Location

The Topkapi Museum, Istanbul, Turkey.


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