Quranic Fragment in Kufic Script from the QNL Heritage Collection

A 635.7 MB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.03193 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset provides access to a Quranic fragment written in Kufic script, with links to the full catalog record and digital repository. It was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license and last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models for Kufic script based on the high-resolution manuscript images.
• Analyze calligraphic styles and manuscript degradation for digital preservation studies.
• Generate synthetic training data for historical document analysis using the high-resolution master copy.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed visual analysis.
• Direct provenance from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection (manuscript HC.MS.03193).
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain license.

Limitations

• The dataset description lacks column-level metadata or sample data, requiring manual inspection after download.
• Row count and specific image dimensions are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data may reflect the specific preservation state and digitization process of a single manuscript.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.03193.

Collection Method

High-resolution digital scanning of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 06:39:59; freshness should be verified.