ms. 43253 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)

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1 copy of al-Qurʼān

Title: al-Qurʼān
Title: القرآن

An exceptionaly large Koran. Shelved as OS ms. 43253

Colophon: فرغت من تسويد كلام المجيد في تاريخ اربع عشرين من شهر جمادى الاخر يوم الثلثا في سنه خمس واربعين بعد الالف ومأتين كاتبه ...احمد علی...هذه الفرقان تملیک مولائ...الجانب مستر اجورت صاحب بهادر...فی اللندن

Language(s): Arabic

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 182 f.
Dimensions (leaf): 50 × 35 cm.
Dimensions (written): 14.5 × 8.5 cm.

Layout

Hand(s)

Large muhaqqaq hand

History

Origin: 1245 AH; 1829 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

Presented by Miss Stirling

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

Subjects

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