Detached folio from a Qur'an, sura 23:31-33, 60-62
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Period
12th century -
Geography
Egypt or Syria -
Material
Ink and color on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 13.7 x 19.4 cm (5 3/8 x 7 5/8 in) -
Accession Number
S1998.11 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1998.11
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; right-hand half recto: Sura al-Mu'minun (the Believers), sura 23: part of verse 31, and verse 32, recto begins with "ansha'na"; verso: sura 23: 32, 33, verso begins with "ghayruhu"; left-hand half recto: sura 23:60, 61, recto begins with "yu'tun"; verso: 61, 62, verso begins with "va hum laha"; Arabic in black "eastern kufic (New Style)" script with yellow verse markers, vowels in red, diacritics in black; one column; five lines of text. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Origin
Egypt or Syria -
Credit Line
Bequest of Adrienne Minassian -
Type
Manuscript -
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