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On this folio from Walters manuscript W.567, chapters 113 (Surat al-falaq) and 114 (Surat al-nas) are written in vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red. A date is inscribed as 1030 AH/AD 1621 and is believed to have been forged. It is now interpreted as 1230 AH/AD 1814-1815.

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Document identity
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82686
label
Text Page of Chapters 113 and 114
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object
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Source metadata
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82686
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object
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normalized
title
Text Page of Chapters 113 and 114
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.567, chapters 113 (Surat al-falaq) and 114 (Surat al-nas) are written in vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red. A date is inscribed as 1030 AH/AD 1621 and is believed to have been forged. It is now interpreted as 1230 AH/AD 1814-1815.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1230 AH/AD 1814-1815 (?)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
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13.5
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8
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H: 5 5/16 x W: 3 1/8 in. (13.5 x 8 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
med
ink and pigments on cream laid paper
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6747
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MSS
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MIS
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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