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Approximately one-third of the copy from which this folio originates, the largest vellum Qur'an known, is in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Late in the nineteenth century, it was located in St Petersburg, at which time some of the leaves now in Western collections seem to have become separated from it. The popular tradition that it was written by the third caliph, 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, is inherently improbable, but the absence of both diacriticals and vocalization may be an indication that it dates from around 700 AD. The Qur'an is thought to have been written in North Africa.

The Khalili Collections

London

Title

Single Folio from a Large Qur'an

Date

early 8th C

Medium

ink on vellum

Accession number

17

Work type

Drawing

Inscription description

The text is 'surah al-Anbiya' (XXI), verses 64 (middle)–68 (end).

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The Khalili Collections

London, Greater London England

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Artist or maker

unknown artist

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