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Koran

Reference code
MSS/0542
Title
Koran
Date
c.1770
Level of description
item
Extent and format
Burnished or glazed paper.
Scope and content
A small roll containing the Koran. Ghubar script. Provenance probably India. Sura (chapter) headings and some words in red ink. Visible laid lines. Completed by the scribe Ali Akbar in 8 days (colophon). (Inf. Sheila Canby)
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/542
Language
Arabic