Quran Manuscript Part 15 from Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

Qatar National Library provides a high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02618, which contains Part 15 of the Quran. The 2.4 GB dataset was last updated on June 4, 2026, and is shared under a CC0 1.0 license. The files are available in ZIP format.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition (OCR) models for classical Arabic script based on high-resolution manuscript images.
• Analyze calligraphic styles and manuscript illumination patterns based on the high-resolution digital master copy.
• Develop digital preservation workflows for fragile historical documents based on the provided digitization example.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection (manuscript HC.MS.02618).
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain license.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

Collection Method

Digitization of physical manuscript HC.MS.02618.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 09:59:19; freshness should be verified.