Surah 76:0
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Arabe 324 (c)
1 of 2codex_00024
DateAD 800 (8th Century AD)
Script StyleKufic C (Graphie C I a)
Current LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Found LocationFustat (Old Cairo), Egypt
Quranic RangeQ 4:11-12, Q 4:89-92, Q 4:122-128, Q 5:2-23, Q 5:41-45, Q 34:12-35:36, Q 55:1-27, Q 68:51-72:16, Q 75:1-76:22, Q 77:11-41, Q 80:11-81:2, Q 95:5-96:19, Q 100:2-102:4, Q 105:1-107:7
Context & Details
Carbon dating of fragments from Arabe 324 (c) places its origin between 660-780 AD. The manuscript is part of a composite codex, where Arabe 324 (c) and Gotha Ms. orient. A 462 are original leaves, while other sections such as Arabe 324 (a) and (d) were added centuries later to replace damaged or missing pages.
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Copenhagen, Davids Samling (The David Collection) 51/2000
2 of 2codex_03063
DateAD 1099 (11th Century AD)
Script StyleEastern Kufic
Current LocationThe David Collection, Copenhagen
Found LocationIran or Iraq
Quranic RangeQ 66:12-67:1
Context & Details
The gold-decorated sura headings on this leaf take up as much as a third of a page, and a margin medallion contains the word 'Mecca', denoting where the sura was revealed.