Quranic Fragment in Kufic Script: High-Resolution Digital Master Copy

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.2017.0048 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is a 382.9 MB ZIP file published under a CC0 1.0 license by Qatar National Library. It was last updated on June 2, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition (OCR) models for Kufic script based on the high-resolution manuscript images.
• Analyze calligraphic styles and manuscript degradation patterns based on the digital master copy.
• Develop image segmentation models to isolate text from manuscript backgrounds.
• Create educational or public engagement tools for cultural heritage using the digitized artifact.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy, as explicitly stated in the description.
• Published under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, a known institution.

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.2017.0048.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 06:46:51; freshness should be verified.