Detached folio from a Qur'an, sura 38:70-78; sura 39:5-7

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; right-hand half verso: Sura Sad (Sad) 38: part of 74, 75-78, verso begins with "min al-kafirin"; left-hand half recto: Sura al-Zumar (The Troops) 39: verse 5 and part of verse 6, recto begins with "khalaqa"; right-hand recto: sura 38:70-74, recto begins with "ilayya"; left-hand half verso: sura 39: verse 6 and part of 7, verso begins with "zawjaha"; Arabic in black muhaqqaq script with gold rosette verse markers; vocalized in black; one column; 5 lines of text.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Origin

  Egypt

• Credit Line

  Bequest of Adrienne Minassian

• Type

  Calligraphy

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1300s

• Place

  Egypt

• Topic

  Art, Mamluk period (1250 - 1517), Arts of the Islamic World, Sura 39, Qur'an, Sura 38

• Culture

  Muslims

• Language

  Muhaqqaq script

• Object Type

  Calligraphy (visual works)