Manuscript Of Koran
date: label: Accession Date
content: 14 Apr 1897
name: label: Donor Name
content: Dikran G. Kelekian
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Written by La'amud al-Zuhdi al-Rizawi a student of Muhammad Hilmi 1231 A.H. = ca. 1816 A.D.. Cleaned and restored, see Restoration Record."
label: Notes
content: The information below was provided by Muhammad Shah Bukhari, Curator, Department of Archaeology and Museums, National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi, 7-29-2011: He identified the Quran/Qur'an/Koran as having come from Turkey based first on its dark brown leather binding which he stated was traditionally how Korans from Turkey were bound. He confirmed this based on the inscription inside that identified it as being printed on the Islamic date of 1231 AH (making it 200 years old), in Istanbul, Turkey. The name of the person who was its scribe is Ahmad Al Zuhdi. Dr. Bukhari stated that this Koran was "beautifully illuminated" based on the use of gold leaf and the bluish lapis lazuli (made from ground precious stones) and said that it was likely "commissioned by a very rich man in Turkey" based on this use of gold and precious stones. It is hand scribed. Dr. Bukhari pointed out that Korans are divided into beginnings, middles and ends which are marked by illuminated pages. Each Koran has 114 "surahs", 30 "juz" or sections, and the paragraphs are typically marked by illuminated or painted medallions known as "ruku." This Koran has ornate rukus in addition to an ornate surah at the beginning.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Aug 2016
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Turkey (Türkiye), Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Not Given
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 031915
label: USNM Number
content: E158328-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Koran