Manuscript
Koran
NEP80
From: Egypt | Cairo
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | NEP80 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Arabic |
| Provenience | Egypt | Cairo |
| Period | Mameluke |
| Date Made | 1387 CE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Paper | Ink | Leather |
| Iconography | Koran |
| Inscription Language | Arabic Language | Naskhi Script |
| Description | Manuscript of Koran. Written in Arabic, Naskhi script. 23 Folios. 4-11 lines to a page, richly decorated. Five unwars. Some titles are in gold. Cream colored heavy paper. Old oriental binding, dark brown leather, embossed gold. Contents: Chapters 78-114. Dates and names: f.2a- the mosques of Baghdad are mentioned. f. 21b- written by Ahmed ben (son of) Ali Isphahani (from Ispahan). pg. 22a- finished in the madrassa(theological seminary) of our lord, the Sultan and King, Zahir Abu Said in 10 Dhul Hijjeh of the year 789 (A.H.-Dec. 22, 1387 A.D.) Zahir Abu Said Saif ad-Dir Barkuk, the Sultan of the Buzji(?) Mamluke dynasty of Egypt, 1382-1398. The seminary mentioned is the famous madrassa of Barkuk in Cairo. |
| Length | 40.64 |
| Width | 28.575 |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Dimitri Andalaft, 1924 |
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