Folio from a Qur'an, sura 12:40-43

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura Yusuf (Joseph) 12: parts of verses 40-41, recto begins with "Allahu bihamin"; verso: sura 12: parts of verses 41, 42, and 43, verso begins with "min rra 'sihi"; Arabic in brown maghribi script; vocalized in blue, yellow, green, and red with roundel verse marker; one column; seven lines of text.

• Provenance

  To 1986

  Robert Black, Claremont, CA, to 1986 [1]

  To 1997

  Ralph and Catherine Benkaim, Beverly Hills, CA, to 1997 [2]

  From 1997

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Ralph and Catherine Benkaim in 1997

  Notes:

  [1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record: "Robert Black, Claremont, California, sold December 1986."

  [2] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Robert Black

  Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim

• Credit Line

  The Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

• Type

  Manuscript

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1100s, 1200s

• Name

  Black, Robert, Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine

• Place

  North Africa

• Topic

  Art, Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, Maghribi script, Arts of the Islamic World, Qur'an, Sura 12

• Culture

  Muslims

• Object Type

  Manuscripts