Quran Manuscript Part 14 from Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

Qatar National Library provides a high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02510 from its Heritage Collection. The dataset is a 2.4 GB ZIP file containing part 14 of the Quran. It was last updated on June 1, 2026, and is released under a CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication license.

Use Cases

• Train or evaluate OCR models based on high-resolution scans of classical Arabic calligraphy.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Quranic manuscripts based on the high-resolution digital images.
• Study the digitization and preservation of cultural heritage materials based on the provided master copy.
• Develop image processing techniques for enhancing and analyzing historical document scans.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed analysis.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 license for maximum reuse.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, indicating institutional 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.02510.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 08:12:29; freshness should be verified.