Quran Manuscript Part 27 from Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02630 from the QNL Heritage Collection. The dataset is a 6.0 GB ZIP file containing part 27 of the Quran. It was authored by Qatar National Library and last updated on June 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models based on high-resolution images of historical Arabic calligraphy.
• Analyze manuscript illumination and artistic styles based on the high-resolution digital master copy.
• Conduct textual analysis of Quranic verses based on the manuscript's content.
• Support digital preservation and scholarly access to cultural heritage materials.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy provides detail suitable for scholarly analysis.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication license.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, indicating institutional provenance.

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.02630.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 09:09:11; freshness should be verified.