National Library of Israel: Ms.Heb.8333.180
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Fragment containing verses 27:54-55 of the Qur'ān. 

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Ms.Heb.8333.180
National Library of Israel
Bamiyan Papers
Silver (given following internal peer review)
Arabic (Arabic script)
Literary text

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paper
Torn in the middle.

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IEDC Data

1297
21/09/2025
24/05/2026

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Thomas Benfey
Conrad Chan
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Folios
1. recto
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2. verso
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Transcription
Folio:
 ...لُونَ 1
 ...ق اللهُ وَقوله الحَق 2
 ...قَال لقَوْمِهِ ءَا[ت]ءْات[و]نَ  اْلفَاحِشَة 1
 ...صِرُونَ ءَاِينَّكُمْ لَتَءْت…نَ ال...ّجاَلَ  2
 ... ْهوَةً مِن دُ… النِّسَا بَلْ انتم قوْمٌ 3
 تَجْهَ… 4
 صَل… 5
Translation
Folio:
1  [They say] (?)
2  … God and His speech is the truth
1 … He said to his people: “Do you [commit] lewdness 
2  with [your] eyes open, 
3  lustfully seeking men instead of women? Surely you are an 
4  [ignorant] people
5  …
Palaeography

This fragment is written in a Qur’anic script known as the ‘Round Style’, a proportioned script characterised by its curvilinear features. It developed from book scripts and everyday documentary hands of the period. The script features generous and perfectly rounded bowls for letters such as nūn and lām. The script is proportioned on the basis of the alif and circle — the diameter of bowl letters such as nūn is equal to the height of the alif. Vocalisation is marked in the modern system, with vowel signs written in the same black ink as the main text. Small rosettes mark verse endings; these appear to have been added after the main text was copied, as no space was reserved for them in advance.

 

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Glossary

 

Alif-circle — the geometric basis for proportioned scripts, in which the height of the alif and the diameter of a circle set the proportional ratios for all other letterforms

Bookhand — a script style associated with the copying of manuscripts, typically more formal and regular than documentary hands

Bowl — the rounded closed or semi-closed curve of a letter which descends below the baseline, as in wāw, qāf, nūn, and sīn

Curvilinear — a script characterised by long, rounded, flowing strokes, most evident in the loops of letters such as fā or ʿayn, and in the bowls of letters such as yāʾ or nūn; distinct from cursive

Documentary hand — a script style associated with the production of administrative, legal, or commercial documents, typically less formal than a bookhand

Proportioned script — a script in which letterforms are executed according to consistent geometric ratios, typically based on the height of the alif and the diameter of a circle; associated with formal calligraphic training

Rosette — a small decorative mark used to indicate verse endings in Qur’anic manuscripts

Round Style — a Qur’anic script characterised by proportioned curvilinear letterforms

This fragment is written in a Qur’anic script known as the ‘Round Style’, a proportioned script characterised by its curvilinear features. It developed from book scripts and everyday documentary hands of the period. The script features generous and perfectly rounded bowls for letters such as nūn and lām. The script is proportioned on the basis of the alif and circle — the diameter of bowl letters such as nūn is equal to the height of the alif. Vocalisation is marked in the modern system, with vowel signs written in the same black ink as the main text. Small rosettes mark verse endings; these appear to have been added after the main text was copied, as no space was reserved for them in advance.

 

Further Reading

 

 

Glossary

 

Alif-circle — the geometric basis for proportioned scripts, in which the height of the alif and the diameter of a circle set the proportional ratios for all other letterforms

Bookhand — a script style associated with the copying of manuscripts, typically more formal and regular than documentary hands

Bowl — the rounded closed or semi-closed curve of a letter which descends below the baseline, as in wāw, qāf, nūn, and sīn

Curvilinear — a script characterised by long, rounded, flowing strokes, most evident in the loops of letters such as fā or ʿayn, and in the bowls of letters such as yāʾ or nūn; distinct from cursive

Documentary hand — a script style associated with the production of administrative, legal, or commercial documents, typically less formal than a bookhand

Proportioned script — a script in which letterforms are executed according to consistent geometric ratios, typically based on the height of the alif and the diameter of a circle; associated with formal calligraphic training

Rosette — a small decorative mark used to indicate verse endings in Qur’anic manuscripts

Round Style — a Qur’anic script characterised by proportioned curvilinear letterforms

National Library of Israel: Ms.Heb.8333.180: Folio (recto)
National Library of Israel: Ms.Heb.8333.180: Folio (verso)
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