. English: The beginning of verse 18 from the 5th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Ma'idah (The Table). The text is exectued in a Kufi script similar to style , at 5 lines per page in horizontal format. This particular script is differentiated by the upper stroke of the letter kaf (k) which slants to the right before turning to the left. The text is executed in black ink, while red dots indicating vocalization may have been added later. Diacritical marks also appear to have been added subsequently: for example, glottal stops (hamza) are marked in green ink, while duplications of consonant
. English: The beginning of verse 18 from the 5th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Ma'idah (The Table). The text is exectued in a Kufi script similar to style , at 5 lines per page in horizontal format. This particular script is differentiated by the upper stroke of the letter kaf (k) which slants to the right before turning to the left. The text is executed in black ink, while red dots indicating vocalization may have been added later. Diacritical marks also appear to have been added subsequently: for example, glottal stops (hamza) are marked in green ink, while duplications of consonants (tashdid) are executed in gold ink. 10th century. Unknown Calligrapher 350 Kufi script () - Qur'anic verses
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