Kalila wa-Dimna Manuscript from Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.2018.0016 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The manuscript is titled 'Kalila wa-Dimna' and is attributed to Ibn al-Habbariya, Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Salih (1023-1115). The dataset is a 5.8 GB ZIP file published under a CC0 1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Digitally preserve and archive a historical manuscript based on the high-resolution master copy.
• Conduct textual analysis of the 'Kalila wa-Dimna' fables based on the manuscript content.
• Study paleography and calligraphy styles from the 11th-12th century based on the manuscript's visual features.
• Train optical character recognition (OCR) models for historical Arabic script based on the digitized pages.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed examination.
• Clear provenance linking to the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection and a specific manuscript identifier (HC.MS.2018.0016).
• Published under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 5.8 GB size indicates a large file, but the specific number of images or pages is unknown.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript from the library's heritage collection.

Time Range

Manuscript dated 1347 (Hijri year), authored by Ibn al-Habbariya (1023-1115 CE).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 09:25:49; freshness should be verified.