Catalog Record: upenn.apis.109 [xml]
Title | Portions of Qur’an |
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Summary | Side 1 (Recto): Qur’an 18,47 (45) (beginning of line 6) - 49 (47). Traces of another line. Side 2 (Verso): Qur’an 18,51 (49) (end of line 5) - 55 (53) (traces of two other lines.) |
Citations | |
Inv. Id | P.Penn. Museum inv.E16264B |
Support/Dimensions | 26.8 x 32.7cm. White, thin parchment. Almost the full length and the full width are preserved but the upper side is badly damaged: the first 6 lines (as well as parts of lines 7-9) are entirely destroyed, and only the margins remain. The lower part is also damaged. |
Origin | Egypt |
Language | Arabic |
Date | 9th CE |
Note (general) | Text is on both sides, 17 lines written on each side. Script reminiscent of nos. 10-13 in the Chicago Collection and no.21 in the Vatican Library. Diacritical marks used. Kufic characters. Parallel strokes mark verse divisions. (S.L. Skoss) |
Note (local/note) | Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Ellen W. Harrison Collection |
Subjects | parchment; literary; religious |
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