Quran Manuscript Part 9: High-Resolution Digital Copy from Qatar National Library

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.01791 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is a 766.8 MB ZIP file containing the ninth part (Juz' 9) of the Quran. It was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license and last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train or evaluate OCR models based on high-resolution images of historical Arabic calligraphy.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Quranic manuscripts based on the digitized page images.
• Study the digitization and preservation of cultural heritage artifacts based on the provided master copy.
• Analyze the layout and ornamentation of Islamic manuscripts based on the visual data.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy ensures detail is preserved for analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, a reputable institution.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 license, allowing for broad reuse.

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.01791.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript to create a high-resolution digital master copy.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 09:38:19; freshness should be verified.