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Source Description
East Persian ornamental Kufic (a script used for Qur’an transcriptions) in black, red, and gold fill this page, which is additionally decorated with gold and blue medallions on its border. Twenty-three lines from the Qur’an’s Sura al-Waqi'ah (The Event, or Day of Resurrection; 56: 1–26) constitute the text.
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Document identity
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114249
label
Page from a Qur'an (verso)
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object
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Source metadata
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114249
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object
title
Page from a Qur'an (verso)
description
East Persian ornamental Kufic (a script used for Qur’an transcriptions) in black, red, and gold fill this page, which is additionally decorated with gold and blue medallions on its border. Twenty-three lines from the Qur’an’s Sura al-Waqi'ah (The Event, or Day of Resurrection; 56: 1–26) constitute the text.
date
1100s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80006991
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Calligraphy
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 30.6 x 20 cm (12 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.); Text area: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
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Iran, Seljuq period (1037–1194)
accession
1933.488.b
Source extras
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ink, gold, and colors on paper
tombstone
Page from a Qur'an (verso), 1100s. Iran, Seljuq period (1037–1194). Ink, gold, and colors on paper; sheet: 30.6 x 20 cm (12 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.); text area: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1933.488.b
collection
Islamic Art
inscriptions
inscription
Sura al-Waqi'ah (56: part 26-part 61).
Script: Eastern Kufi (twenty-three lines to a page)
creditline
Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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2026-05-29 06:00:18.830000
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114249
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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ink, gold, and colors on paper
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1
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0
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photo
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5da29e283c87229b