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Abstract

This horizontal-format manuscript on parchment is an illuminated fragment of the Qur'an, containing portions of chapters 4 (Sūrat al-nisāʾ), 6 (Sūrat al-anʿām), 7 (Sūrat al-aʿrāf), and 10 (Sūrat Yūnus). The fragment probably dates to the third century AH / ninth CE. The text is written in an Early Abbasid (Kufic) script in dark brown ink and vocalized with red and green dots. Verse markers in the shape of a stylized letter hā' and rosettes indicate groups of five and ten verses. The text is framed by later red, blue, and gold framing lines and a polychrome and gold floral border. The black blind-tooled leather binding with central lobed, pointed oval and pendants is attributable to the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE.

Text Note

Contains chapters 6 (Sūrat al-anʿām), end of verse 97 through verse 145 and verses 152-158 (fols. 3a-9b); 10 (Sūrat Yūnus), verses 81-91 (fol. 10a-b); 6 (Sūrat al-anʿām), verses 145-151 (fol. 11a-b); 7 (Sūrat al-aʿrāf), verses 14-81 (fols. 12a-19b); 10 (Sūrat Yūnus), verses 23-39 (fols. 20a-21b); 4 (Sūrat al-nisāʾ), verses 93-99 (fol. 22a-b); and 10 (Sūrat Yūnus), verses 91-102 (fol. 23a-b)

Hand note

Written in Early Abbasid (Kufic) script vocalized with red and green dots; no letter-pointing

Decoration Note

Verse markers in the shape of a stylized letter hā' and rosettes indicating groups of five and ten verses; later framing lines in red, blue, and gold and a polychrome and gold floral border that probably dates to the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE

Contributors

Principal cataloger: Gacek, Adam

Cataloger: Landau, Amy

Cataloger: Smith, Sita

Copy editor: Bockrath, Diane

Contributor: Barrera, Christina

Contributor: Emery, Doug

Contributor: Herbert, Lynley

Contributor: Noel, William

Contributor: Simpson, Shreve

Contributor: Tabritha, Ariel

Contributor: Toth, Michael B.

Contributor: Valle, Chiara

Conservator: Jewell, Stephanie

Conservator: Quandt, Abigail

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

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Keywords
Abbasid
Arabic
Central Arab lands (Near East)
Kufic
Calligraphy
Islamic
Koran
Ornament
Qur`an
Scripture
Early Abbasid script

Origin Place

Central Arab lands

Date

3rd century AH / 9th CE

Form

book

Binding

Non-original Binding

Binding Description

Probably thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE; black blind-tooled leather (without flap); central lobed, pointed oval and pendants; pastedowns of colored paper

Language

The primary language in this manuscript is Arabic.

Acquisition

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest

← search Koran W.553

Origin Place

Central Arab lands

Date

3rd century AH / 9th CE

Form

book

Language

The primary language in this manuscript is Arabic.

Acquisition

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest

Manuscript Overview

Abstract

This horizontal-format manuscript on parchment is an illuminated fragment of the Qur'an, containing portions of chapters 4 (Sūrat al-nisāʾ), 6 (Sūrat al-anʿām), 7 (Sūrat al-aʿrāf), and 10 (Sūrat Yūnus). The fragment probably dates to the third century AH / ninth CE. The text is written in an Early Abbasid (Kufic) script in dark brown ink and vocalized with red and green dots. Verse markers in the shape of a stylized letter hā' and rosettes indicate groups of five and ten verses. The text is framed by later red, blue, and gold framing lines and a polychrome and gold floral border. The black blind-tooled leather binding with central lobed, pointed oval and pendants is attributable to the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE.

Text Note

Contains chapters 6 (Sūrat al-anʿām), end of verse 97 through verse 145 and verses 152-158 (fols. 3a-9b); 10 (Sūrat Yūnus), verses 81-91 (fol. 10a-b); 6 (Sūrat al-anʿām), verses 145-151 (fol. 11a-b); 7 (Sūrat al-aʿrāf), verses 14-81 (fols. 12a-19b); 10 (Sūrat Yūnus), verses 23-39 (fols. 20a-21b); 4 (Sūrat al-nisāʾ), verses 93-99 (fol. 22a-b); and 10 (Sūrat Yūnus), verses 91-102 (fol. 23a-b)

Hand note

Written in Early Abbasid (Kufic) script vocalized with red and green dots; no letter-pointing

Decoration Note

Verse markers in the shape of a stylized letter hā' and rosettes indicating groups of five and ten verses; later framing lines in red, blue, and gold and a polychrome and gold floral border that probably dates to the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE

References

Contributors

Principal cataloger: Gacek, Adam

Cataloger: Landau, Amy

Cataloger: Smith, Sita

Copy editor: Bockrath, Diane

Contributor: Barrera, Christina

Contributor: Emery, Doug

Contributor: Herbert, Lynley

Contributor: Noel, William

Contributor: Simpson, Shreve

Contributor: Tabritha, Ariel

Contributor: Toth, Michael B.

Contributor: Valle, Chiara

Conservator: Jewell, Stephanie

Conservator: Quandt, Abigail

Bindings & Oddities

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Upper board outside

Lower board outside

Spine

Fore-edge

Head

Tail

Keywords
Abbasid
Arabic
Central Arab lands (Near East)
Kufic
Calligraphy
Islamic
Koran
Ornament
Qur`an
Scripture
Early Abbasid script
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