Quranic Manuscript Fragment in Kufic Script from Qatar National Library

A 62.7 MB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02667 from the QNL Heritage Collection. The dataset is a single Quranic fragment written in Kufic script, published by Qatar National Library under a CC0-1.0 license. The record was last updated on June 1, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models for Kufic script based on the high-resolution image.
• Analyze the stylistic features of early Quranic calligraphy based on the manuscript fragment.
• Benchmark image processing techniques for cultural heritage digitization based on the provided master copy.
• Study the layout and composition of Quranic manuscripts from the heritage collection.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed visual analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library's Heritage Collection, providing authoritative provenance.
• Published under a permissive CC0-1.0 license, allowing unrestricted reuse.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The dataset contains a single manuscript fragment, limiting statistical or comparative analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection (manuscript HC.MS.02667).

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 10:53:33; freshness should be verified.