Publication Date
Third century AH / beginning of the ninth century AD
Publication Place
Near East, probably Iran or Iraq -
Chester Beatty Library
Subject
Gold pigment and black ink on vellum
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
21.8 × 32.3 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
CBL Is 1407
Record ID
object;EPM;ir;Mus21;2;ar
Library Location
Chester Beatty Library
Date
Third century AH / beginning of the ninth century AD
Notes
This part of the Qur’an includes the title of the surah, starting with Surah No. 23 of the Qur’an, which is called Surah Al-Sajdah, but in this title a different name has been mentioned, which is Al-Tanzeel. The title also says that the surah contains twenty-nine verses. The text of the manuscript is written in black ink in Kufic script on parchment. Also included in this part of the Qur’an is a full front page and parts of the end page, which are mainly written in gold with individual figures drawn in brown.
Sample Text
“Qur’an” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ir;Mus21;2;ar
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