Quran Manuscript Page in Kufic Script from Qatar National Library

Qatar National Library provides a high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.2017.0046 from its Heritage Collection. The 51.6 MB ZIP file contains a single page of a Quran manuscript written in Kufic script. The dataset was last updated on May 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models for Kufic script based on the high-resolution image.
• Analyze calligraphic styles and letterforms in early Quranic manuscripts based on the digitized page.
• Study digital preservation techniques for cultural heritage artifacts based on the master copy.
• Create educational materials on Islamic art and Quranic manuscripts based on the provided image.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy provides detail for analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection.
• Released under a permissive CC0-1.0 license for wide reuse.

Limitations

• Dataset scale is limited to a single manuscript page (51.6 MB).
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection (manuscript HC.MS.2017.0046).

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript page.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 09:08:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely associated with the broader Islamic world, specific origin unknown.