Al-Durra Al-Mudiyya Manuscript: A High-Resolution Digital Copy

A 4.0 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.2017.0024 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The manuscript, titled 'Al-Durra Al-Mudiyya wa al-'Arus Al-Mardiyya wa al-Shajara Al-Nabawiyya', was authored by Yusuf ibn Husayn ibn 'Abd al-Hadi. The full catalog record and digitized manuscript are accessible via provided links.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models for historical Arabic script based on high-resolution images.
• Analyze manuscript layout and paleographic features for codicology studies.
• Conduct textual analysis on classical Arabic theological or genealogical works.
• Create digital preservation and archival quality benchmarks for cultural heritage collections.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed analysis.
• 4.0 GB file size suggests significant detail and image quality.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication license.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection.

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.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 11:23:02; freshness should be verified.