A Qur'anic Manuscript From 1st Century Hijra: Part Of Sūrah Maryam & Sūrah Ṭāhā
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First Composed: 27th October 2007
Last Updated: 27th October 2007
Date
1st century hijra.
Size
42 cm. x 29 cm.
Contents
Sūrah Maryam, verse 29 to Sūrah Ṭāhā, part of verse 40.
Script
Ḥijazi.
This folio has probably been written by two different copyists as the script in the first half is different from the second. It is italic in the first half and regular in the second half of the fragment except for the letter alīf. The ornamentation here is simple.
Location
Maktabat al-Jami‘ al-Kabir, Ṣan‘a' (Yemen).
References
[1] Memory Of The World: Ṣan‘a' Manuscripts, CD-ROM Presentation, UNESCO.
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