Quran Manuscript HC.MS.02163: High-Resolution Digital Master from Qatar National Library

A 6.7 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02163 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license and was last updated on June 3, 2026. It provides a digitized version of a Quran manuscript, accessible via the QNL Digital Repository.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition (OCR) models based on high-resolution manuscript images.
• Analyze historical Arabic calligraphy styles and scribal practices based on the manuscript's visual features.
• Conduct textual analysis of Quranic verses based on the digitized text content.
• Support digital preservation and archival research based on the high-resolution master copy.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy, indicated by the 6.7 GB file size.
• Clear provenance from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection.
• Published under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.02163.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 09:54:13; freshness should be verified.