Quran Manuscript Part 13: High-Resolution Digital Copy from Qatar National Library

Qatar National Library provides a 2.8 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02005 from its Heritage Collection. The dataset contains the thirteenth part (Juz' 13) of the Quran. It was last updated on 2026-05-19 and is shared under a CC0 1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models based on high-resolution images of classical Arabic calligraphy.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Quranic manuscripts based on the digitized page images.
• Support digital preservation and archival studies using a master copy from a known heritage collection.
• Study the visual layout and ornamentation of Quranic manuscripts from the provided digital facsimile.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed visual analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, providing authoritative provenance.
• Shared under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.

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.02005.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript to create a high-resolution digital master copy.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 08:30:03; freshness should be verified.