Or. 770 (University Library, Cambridge University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: Fragments of an Abbasid Qurʼān (probably 3rd century A.H./ 9th century A.D.), containing verses from the suras: al-Dhārīyāt (سورة الذاريات), al-Ṭūr (سورة الطور), al-Najm (سورة النجم) al-Qamar (سورة القمر), and al-Raḥmān (سورة الرحمن). The manuscript also contains fine examples of early geometrical ornamentation. The script seems to correspond to the Abbasid Style D.I as described by F. Deroche.
Physical Description
Form: codex
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History
Origin: 3rd century AH; 9th century CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Bought from Géjou in 1908.
Record Sources
"Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne: A supplementary hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge, 1922", abbreviated by the OCIMCO project team.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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