Mughni al-Tabib: A 4.7 GB High-Resolution Digital Manuscript from Qatar National Library

A high-resolution digital copy of the manuscript 'Mughni al-Tabib wa 'Umdat al-Arib' by Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Zabidi al-Azraq from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The 4.7 GB dataset is provided as a ZIP file under a CC0 1.0 license. It was last updated on June 3, 2026, by Qatar National Library on the figshare platform.

Use Cases

• Optical Character Recognition (OCR) training for historical Arabic script based on the high-resolution manuscript images.
• Analysis of historical medical terminology and knowledge based on the text content of the manuscript.
• Digital preservation and archival study based on the high-resolution master copy format.
• Stylometric or paleographic analysis of the manuscript's handwriting based on the provided images.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed inspection.
• Provided under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain license.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection (HC.MS.00211).
• Large file size (4.7 GB) suggests high image quality or a multi-page document.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The specific time period of the manuscript's creation is not stated in the provided metadata.
• Row count and internal file structure within the ZIP archive are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection (manuscript HC.MS.00211).

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 08:58:50; freshness should be verified.