Quran Manuscript Part 2 From Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

Qatar National Library provides a high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02498, titled 'القرآن الكريم. الجزء 2'. The dataset is a 2.3 GB ZIP file released under a CC0 1.0 license. It was last updated on June 1, 2026.

Use Cases

• Conduct paleographic analysis based on the high-resolution manuscript images.
• Train optical character recognition models for historical Arabic script based on the digitized pages.
• Perform digital preservation research based on the master copy's quality and metadata.
• Study Quranic text layout and calligraphy based on the manuscript's visual features.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed visual analysis.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.
• Links to a full catalog record and a digital repository for further context.

Limitations

• 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.02498.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 08:43:03; freshness should be verified.