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Sura 2:278-282 of the Qur’an in Kufic calligraphy
Like any manuscript more than a thousand years old, early Qur’ans are both rare and often in a dilapidated state. See Kufic Qur’an Exercise in Classroom Connections.
Name: Sura 2:278-282 of the Qur’an in Kufic calligraphy
Material: Ink on parchment
Size:
Length: 15.5 cm (6.1 in)
Width: 23 cm (9.1 in)
Date: 8th or 9th century CE
Place of Origin: Iraq
Location: Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, Illinois
Source and Registration#: University of Chicago Oriental Institute manuscript fragment recto A6963.
Michael Sells
John Henry Barrows Professor of Islamic History and Literature, Divinity School, The University of Chicago
