Add. 1142 (University Library, Cambridge University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: Fragments of an early Qurʼān written in the Maghrib or al-Andalus in the fourth or fifth century A.H. / tenth or eleventh century C.E. The manuscript has the characteristic square format of the Western tradition and is written in Maghribi script.
Physical Description
Form: codex
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History
Origin: 4th or 5th century AH; 10th or 11th century 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
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact Cambridge University Library Admissions). Contact near_eastern@lib.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript
Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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