. English: verses from the 17th chapter of the Qur'an entitled Bani Isra'il (The Children of Israel) or al-Isra' (The Night Journey). These Qur'anic fragments are written in Kufi script () on parchment. The recto of the first fragment has been executed on the hair side of the parchment, so the ink has not worn off substantially. The main text in the center of the folio is in black ink at 5 lines per page. Vocalization is marked by red and gold dots. Gold dots appear rather infrequently in Qur'ans produced during the 9th century. 9th century. Unknown Calligrapher 304 Kufi script () on p

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. English: verses from the 17th chapter of the Qur'an entitled Bani Isra'il (The Children of Israel) or al-Isra' (The Night Journey). These Qur'anic fragments are written in Kufi script () on parchment. The recto of the first fragment has been executed on the hair side of the parchment, so the ink has not worn off substantially. The main text in the center of the folio is in black ink at 5 lines per page. Vocalization is marked by red and gold dots. Gold dots appear rather infrequently in Qur'ans produced during the 9th century. 9th century. Unknown Calligrapher 304 Kufi script () on parchment (Qur'anic verses)

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