Quran Manuscript Part 16 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

Qatar National Library provides a high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.01605, which is Part 16 of the Quran. The 3.1 GB file is available under a CC0 1.0 license. The record was last updated on May 20, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition (OCR) models based on high-resolution images of historical Arabic script.
• Analyze manuscript illumination and calligraphic styles based on the high-resolution digital master.
• Conduct digital preservation research using a CC0-licensed cultural heritage artifact.

Strengths

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

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.01605.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 08:58:02; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Qatar (based on source institution).