ms. 12217 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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Contents
1 copy or fragment of al-Qurʼān
Title: al-Qurʼān
Title: القرآن
Fragment. Surahs 2(88) - 6(89) Lacunae after f.34 and 82. Recto and verso of f.8 reversed. f.4, 17, 27 should be between f.1-2, 15-16, 25-26 respectively. Described in a handwritten note by Sir William Jones entitled "Minute on Mr. Malet's letter" which is bound into the volume
Language(s): Arabic
References
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 88 f.
Dimensions (leaf): 19.5 × 13.5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 15
Layout
Hand(s)
"Written in a peculiar script"
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequest of Marsden, William, 1754-1836
Record Sources
"Manuscript description based on Adam Gacek : Catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1981".
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact SOAS Archives and Special Collections Admissions. Contact docenquiry@soas.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript. Microfiche copy available for purchase from : Brill - IDC Publishers.
Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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