Qur'anic verses, 9-10th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic, Washington (), Iraq, Arabian Peninsula, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Kufi, Qur'anic verses, Qur'anic verses 5-12 of the 45th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Jathiyah (the Kneeling Down), Kufi script similar to style E typical of the 9-10th centuries., Dimensions of Written Surface: Recto: 14 (w) x (h) cm. Dimensions of Written Surface: Verso: 14 (w) x 8 (h) cm, If anyone does a righteous deed, / It endures to the benefit of his own soul
Qur'anic verses, 9-10th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Manuscripts, Arabic, Washington (), Iraq, Arabian Peninsula, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Kufi, Qur'anic verses, Qur'anic verses 5-12 of the 45th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Jathiyah (the Kneeling Down), Kufi script similar to style E typical of the 9-10th centuries., Dimensions of Written Surface: Recto: 14 (w) x (h) cm. Dimensions of Written Surface: Verso: 14 (w) x 8 (h) cm, If anyone does a righteous deed, / It endures to the benefit of his own soul; / If he does evil, / It works against (his own soul). / In the end you will all be brought back to your Lord. (45:15), In front of them is Hell, / And nothing they may have earned / Will be useful to them any longer, / Nor will any protectors they took besides God. / For them awaits an enormous penalty. (45:10), The recto is on the hair side of a piece of parchment, the text is executed in black ink. Red dots indicate both vocalization. Although no verse markers appear on the recto, the verso ( V) includes an ayah marker in the shape of a gold ha (h) or upturned virgule on the 11th line. It separates verse 16 from verse 17., The text is executed in a Kufi script similar to style E typical of the 9-10th centuries (DeÌroche 1992: 116-117, cat. nos. 62-63). This kind of script is quite small, is executed at about 15 lines per page, and assumes a simpler vertical stroke. The tails of terminal mims ('m') now point downwards instead of resting on the horizontal text line, while other letters are elongated along the horizontal line. The fluidity and simplicity of the script may reflect more common writing practices at this time, and this particular fragment may have belonged to a Qur'an commissioned for personal use., This calligraphic fragment contains verses 5-12 of the 45th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Jathiyah (the Kneeling Down). The text continues on the fr
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