A Qur’anic Manuscript From 1st Century Hijra: Part Of Surah al-Sajda And Surah al-Ahzab
June 19, 2007
Date
First half of the 1st century hijra.
Description
Surah al-Sajda: verse number: 20 to Surah al-Ahzab: verse number 6.
Script
Hijazi.
According to Hans-Casper Graf von Bothmer, this palimpsest fragment of a Qur’an can be tentatively dated to the first half of the first century of the hijra. Underneath the bold, dark brown writing, faint light brown traces of an earlier script can be seen. This has been washed off to make the parchment reusable once again.
Location
Maktabat al-Jami‘ al-Kabir, San‘a’ (Yemen).
