Add. 1119 (University Library, Cambridge University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: Fragment of an Abbasid Qur'ān probably written in the third or fourth century A.H. / ninth or tenth century C.E, containing verses from the Sura al-Nisāʾ (سورة النساء). The script seems to correspond to the Abbasid New Style as described by F. Deroche.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Parchment
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written): 11.6 × 15.5 cm.
Layout
7 lines per page
Hand(s)
History
Origin: undated. Probably 9th or 10th century AD /3rd or 4th century Hijri
Provenance and Acquisition
Bought by Palmer, Edward Henry, 1840-1882Professor Edward Henry Palmer and sold to the library in 1878.
Record Sources
"Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne: A hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge, 1900", abbreviated by the OCIMCO project team.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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