Quran Manuscript Part 16: High-Resolution Digital Master Copy

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02128 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is a 2.3 GB ZIP file containing a digitized portion of the Quran, specifically Part 16. It was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0-1.0 license and was last updated on 2026-05-17.

Use Cases

• Conduct paleographic analysis based on the high-resolution manuscript images.
• Train optical character recognition models for classical Arabic script based on the digitized text.
• Study the materiality and layout of Quranic manuscripts based on the digital master copy.
• Perform digital preservation assessments based on the high-resolution scan quality.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy ensures fine details are preserved for study.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, providing authoritative provenance.
• Released under a permissive CC0-1.0 license, allowing for unrestricted use.

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.02128.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 11:14:39; freshness should be verified.