Quran Manuscript HC.MS.02654 from Qatar National Library

A 2.5 GB high-resolution digital master copy of a Quran manuscript from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is hosted on figshare and was last updated on 2026-05-17. Qatar National Library provides links to the full catalog record and the digitized manuscript viewer.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models for Arabic script based on high-resolution manuscript images.
• Analyze calligraphic styles and manuscript illumination patterns from the high-resolution digital master.
• Support digital preservation and scholarly access to historical Islamic texts.
• Create educational resources showcasing historical Quranic manuscripts.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy ensures fine details of the manuscript are preserved.
• 2.5 GB file size suggests a detailed, high-fidelity scan suitable for close analysis.
• Direct links to the official Qatar National Library catalog and digital repository provide authoritative provenance.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.02654.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 09:34:15; freshness should be verified.