Add. 1138 (University Library, Cambridge University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: Fragments of an Abbasid Qurʼān (probably third century A.H. / ninth century A.D), containing verses from the Sura al-Muʾminūn (سورة المؤمنون), the complete Sura al-Nūr (سورة النور), and verses from the Sura al-Furqān (سورة الفرقان). 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: undated CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Bought from Professor E.H. Palmer and E.E. Tyrwhitt 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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