Quran Manuscript Part 19 from Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

Qatar National Library provides a high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02622 from its Heritage Collection. The 3.8 GB ZIP file contains Part 19 of the Quran. The dataset was last updated on June 4, 2026, and is released under a CC0 1.0 public domain dedication license.

Use Cases

• Train or evaluate manuscript digitization and OCR models based on high-resolution images of historical Arabic calligraphy.
• Study the art historical features of Quranic manuscripts based on the high-resolution digital master copy.
• Conduct textual analysis of Quranic verses based on the manuscript's content.
• Develop digital preservation workflows based on the high-quality digitization standard demonstrated.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality and content require 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 for large-scale ML tasks.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.02622.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 09:44:08; freshness should be verified.