Codex Ṣanʿāʾ DAM 01-29.1 – A Qur'ānic Manuscript From 1st Century Of Hijra

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(a) UNESCO Image No. 028005B
(b) UNESCO Image No. 029006B
(c) UNESCO Image No.030007B
(d) UNESCO Image No.158280B
(e) Maṣāḥif Ṣanʿāʾ, 1985
(f) UNESCO Image No.158281B

Folios from codex DAM 01-29.1

Date

1st century of hijra.[1]

Inventory No.

DAM 01-29.1

Size & Folios

The folios have the approximate dimensions of 42.0 cm (height) x 29.0 cms (width). The codex consists of 9+ folios.[2]

History Of The Manuscript

This manuscript was found in the Great Mosque in Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen.

Script & Ornamentation

Ḥijāzī.

There are few diacritical marks but no vocalization. This codex was probably written by at least two different copyists as the scripts differ in various folios. For example, in UNESCO Image No. 029006B, the script is italic in the first half and regular in the second half of the fragment except for the letter alīf. On the other hand, in UNESCO Image No. 028005B, although the script in this fragment is italic, yet its angles are sharp. The extremities of its letters are elongated under the line until they almost reach the following line, especially the letters sīn and nūn.

The sūrahs are separated by simple ornaments.

Contents

It has Qur'an 2-3; 14-15; 19-20; 39-40; 42-44; 46 (fragmented, not sequential text).

Below are the published folios of this codex.[3]

Codex Ṣanʿāʾ DAM 01-29.1
Folio Number Qur'anic Surah Size of the Folio (cm.) Image Publication
– 2:150 – 2:164 (40.0 x 26.0) UNESCO Image No. 158279B
– 3:45 – 3:55 42.0 x 29.0 UNESCO Image No. 028005B
– 14:43 – 15:20 43.0 x 29.7 Maṣāḥif Ṣanʿāʾ, 1985
– 19:90 – 20:40 42.0 x 29.0 UNESCO Image No. 029006B
– Last part of 39 – Beginning of 40 (Part of folio) – von Bothmer et al., 1999[4]
– 40:18 – 40:34 42.0 x 29.0 UNESCO Image No. 030007B
– 42:45 – 42:53 (22.0 x 30.0) UNESCO Image No. 158282B
– 43:77 – 44:19 (37.0 x 28.0) UNESCO Image No. 158281B
– 46:26 – 46:32 42.0 x 30.0 UNESCO Image No. 158280B

Location

Dār al-Makhṭūtāt, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen.

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References

[1] Maṣāḥif Ṣanʿāʾ, 1985, Dār al-Athar al-Islamiyyah: Kuwait, pp. 58, Plate 11.

[2] This number comes from adding all the manuscripts available in publication. Noja Noseda only mentions this codex without the total folios. See S. Noja Noseda, "La Mia Vista A Sanaa E Il Corano Palinseto", Rendiconti: Classe Di Lettere E Scienze Morali E Storiche, 2003 (Published 2004), Volume 137, Fasc. 1, p. 53.

[3] Primarily compiled from Memory Of The World: Ṣanʿāʾ Manuscripts, CD-ROM Presentation by UNESCO. Also see K. Small & E. Puin, "UNESCO CD of Ṣanʿāʾ Mss. Part 3: Qur'ān Palimpsests, And Unique Qur'ān Illustrations", Manuscripta Orientalia, 2007, Volume 13, Number 2, pp. 63, 69.

[4] H-C. G. von Bothmer, K-H. Ohlig & G-R. Puin, "Neue Wege Der Koranforschung", Magazin Forschung (Universität des Saarlandes), 1999, No. 1, p. 39.

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