Qur'an manuscript leaf in early or Abbasid Kufic script, ch. 38, verses 21-23 / Iraq

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Accession Number: 1972/2.354
Title: Qur'an manuscript leaf in early or Abbasid Kufic script, ch. 38, verses 21-23
Artist: Iraq
Artist Nationality: Iraqi
Medium and Support: brown ink with gold and touches of red on natural parchment
Object Creation Date: late 8th century
Credit Line: Gift of Rudolph M. Riefstahl
Inscription: Sura XXXIX: "Al Zumar" or The Companies ...He is Allah, the One, the Subduer (of All). He has created the heavens and the earth with truth He makes the night cover the day and makes the day overtake the night and He has made the sun and the moon subservient each one moves on to an assigned term. Now surely he is the mighty, the Forgiver.
Period: Iraq, Abbassid Caliphate (750-1258)
Dimensions: 23.9 cm x 32.9 cm (9 7/16 in. x 12 15/16 in.)
Century: 8th century
Primary Keywords: calligraphy; islamic; manuscripts; qur'an
Secondary Keywords: asian; making art; religion; sacred texts; text-based art; types
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1403 x 901
File Size: 101 KB
Record: 1972/2.354
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1972-sl-2.354/1972_2.354.jpg

In public portfolios: Devotional objects across religions (126); Exhibition Islamic Art (17); Introduction to manuscripts and early print (148); Islamic Art and Architecture (32); Objects Considered for the Exhibit (18); Type, Calligraphy (36)

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Full citation: "Qur'an manuscript leaf in early or Abbasid Kufic script, ch. 38, verses 21-23; Iraq." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1972-sl-2.354/1972_2.354.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.