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Location
Cairo, Egypt
Creation Date
1300
Description
Recto of leaf from a Qur'an, circa 1300-1310. Illumination attributed to Sandal.
Text begins on recto at the end of verse 2 of Sūrat al-Aʻlá with "fa-sawwá"; text ends on recto at the beginning of verse 12 with "al-ladhī yaṣlá al-nāra"; text continues on verso with verse 12 at "al-kubrá"; text ends on verso with the end of the sūrah, followed by the title of Sūrat al-Ghāshīyah written in gold ink.
Written in single columns of six lines; text in Naskhi or Thuluth script and headings in Kufic script.
Gift of A. Gordon Hunter.
Original Format
1 leaf; manuscript on paper.
Original Size
20 x 15 cm
Link to Primo Catalog Entry
https://search.library.pdx.edu/permalink/f/1gfb8a9/CP71106397760001451
Link to Medieval Portland Entry
https://medievalportland.org/digital-heritage/mamluk-quran-leaf
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34732
Recommended Citation
Sandal (Abu Bakr), "37, Leaf from a Mam'luk Qur'an" (1300). Manuscripts and Incunabula in PSU Special Collections. 28.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34732