One of seven folios comprising an Early ʿAbbāsid Qur’ānic fragment comprising a partial gathering of six leaves carrying Sūrat al-Tawbah (9) verse 118 through at least Sūrat Yūnus (10) verse 55 (final page of text obscured) with an additional leaf carrying text from Sūrat al-Aʻrāf (7). Script (Déroche style B.II) and ornament (Déroche style 2' A.II) suggest dating of 9th century AD cf Déroche, Les manuscrits du coran (Paris 1983) p.38-39 and George, The Rise of Islamic calligraphy (London 2010) p.91 and 151
Format
Manuscript fragment on parchment, 7 leaves, 140 x 194 mm.
