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Two surahs from the Qur’an
(سورتين من القرآن)

Title	Two surahs from the Qur’an
Title Original	سورتين من القرآن
Publication Date:	976 AH / 1568 AD
Publication Place	Turkey, Istanbul - Chester Beatty Library
Subject	Colored pigments and gold on paper
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	14 × 9.8 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	CBL Is 1530
Record ID	object;EPM;ir;Mus21;11;ar
Library Location	Chester Beatty Library
Date	976 AH / 1568 AD
Notes	What were previously two separate volumes are now one volume that makes up this small manuscript. The first half of the manuscript consists of the sixth sura of the Qur’an, copied in the inscription script, while the second half consists of the 73rd sura, copied in the third script, with alternating lines in black and gold ink, and it is signed by the calligrapher Yusuf Ibn Abdullah. The exquisite leather used to bind the manuscript is protected by placing it in a red velvet bag decorated with epigraphic patterns and inscriptions embroidered with metal threads.
Sample Text	“Two Surahs from the Qur’an” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ir;Mus21;11;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	MWNF Working Number: IR 11

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Two surahs from the Qur’an

(سورتين من القرآن)

Publication Date 976 AH / 1568 AD

Publication Place Turkey, Istanbul - Chester Beatty Library

Subject Colored pigments and gold on paper

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 14 × 9.8 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID CBL Is 1530

Record ID object;EPM;ir;Mus21;11;ar

Library Location Chester Beatty Library

Date 976 AH / 1568 AD

Notes What were previously two separate volumes are now one volume that makes up this small manuscript. The first half of the manuscript consists of the sixth sura of the Qur’an, copied in the inscription script, while the second half consists of the 73rd sura, copied in the third script, with alternating lines in black and gold ink, and it is signed by the calligrapher Yusuf Ibn Abdullah. The exquisite leather used to bind the manuscript is protected by placing it in a red velvet bag decorated with epigraphic patterns and inscriptions embroidered with metal threads.

Sample Text “Two Surahs from the Qur’an” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ir;Mus21;11;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi MWNF Working Number: IR 11