Quranic Manuscript Fragment Digitized by Qatar National Library

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.2017.0009 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is provided by Qatar National Library and was last updated on June 4, 2026. The original manuscript is a Quranic fragment, or 'raq'a qur'aniyya'.

Use Cases

• Train image segmentation models for manuscript text extraction based on the high-resolution digital master copy.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Arabic script styles based on the Quranic fragment imagery.
• Develop digital preservation workflows for cultural heritage artifacts based on the provided master file.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy provides detailed visual data.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, indicating institutional provenance.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication license.

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, manuscript HC.MS.2017.0009.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 11:24:50; freshness should be verified.