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Or 4897, f 292v
- Record Id:
- 040-003390327
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003390289
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100050844036.0x0000a5
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100153985850.0x00002a
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 4897, f 292v
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
- Qur'an 20:55 "From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time." Accompanied by name. Purpose unclear
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- West African Arabic Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003390289
040-003390327 - Is part of:
- Or 4897 : Collection of Arabic works from the Senegambian region II
Or 4897, f 292v : Qur'an 20:55 "From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003390289[0038]/040-003390327
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Or 4897
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 f
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100145185258.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1895
- Date Range:
- Mid 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: rough brown paper, closely spaced chain lines, no visible watermark.
Dimensions: approximately 190mm × 150mm,
Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil,
Script: large thick Central Sudanic hand.
Ink: black, no rubrication, no catchwords, no vocalisation.
Ruling: no margin lines, 7 lines per page.
Binding: British Library binding, c.1895. Originally loose-leaf
Condition: Incomplete work (?). Some staining and loss of ink.
Marginalia: none
- Arrangement:
- bound
- Administrative Context:
- Place of origin: West Africa
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)