Quranic Manuscript Fragment in Kufic Script from Qatar National Library

A 76.5 MB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.03112 from the QNL Heritage Collection. The dataset is a single Quranic fragment written in Kufic script, provided by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license. The record was last updated on May 19, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train or evaluate image-based OCR models based on the high-resolution digital copy of the Kufic script.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Arabic calligraphy based on the manuscript fragment.
• Study the digitization and preservation of cultural heritage materials based on the master copy from a library collection.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed visual analysis.
• Clear provenance from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection (manuscript HC.MS.03112).
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 10:56:23; freshness should be verified.