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Ancient Manuscript Review 105 : Antique Etiopia Quran ( 18th Century CE)
This is truly a beautiful handwritten Quran originated from Etiopia. Its believed to have been written in 18-19th century. This manuscript is written in Naskh type calligraphy in black ink on...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 106 : Antique Kufic Qur'an on Vellum / Parchment (...
This is a vellum with both sides written Quranic verses in Kufic script. Acquired from an acquaintance in Paris. The vellum originally belonged to a Professor of Islamic Art. I couldn't verify the...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 107 : Antique Ottoman Sufi Manuscript ( 1255 AH)
This is an Ottoman Sufi manuscript written old Turkish language in Nastaliq script on oriental paper. The title page is plainly decorated with red ink whereas the main text in black. Main titles &...
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Ancient Coin Review 62 : Sultan Aladin Ahmad Johan ( Aceh Sultanate 1727 -...
This is a gold coin from Sultan Aladin Ahmad Shah era. He was of Bugis origin and reigned Aceh from 1727 - 1735 CE.Aceh is a state located at the northern end of Sumatra island ( Indonesia). It is also...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 108 : Antique Etiopia Quran Koran 1240 AH
This is the first dated Etiopia Quran I ever acquired. It came from the city of Harrar. This complete Quran was copied by Sadik Bin Haj Ahmadi Bin Muhammad Al Amin Bin Ahmad Malik Bin Sulaiman in the...
View ArticleRamadhan Kareem
I wish all the muslims Happy Ramadhan. I hope this Ramadhan will bring blessings & peace to us and the rest of the world.I have been quiet for the past few months due to busi-ness. During this...
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Rebinding old manuscript
I had recently posted a blog about my Kashmiri Quran which has beautiful lacquer covers but was poorly binded at the time of purchase. The covers edge was chipped off and lack of spine. See below link...
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Syriac / Garshuni Christianity Manuscripts
As I mentioned in my earlier blog, I was ecstatic recently due to my unexpected findings on ancient Syriac Christianity manuscripts. I found these manuscripts in my friend bazaar in Istanbul....
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Ancient Manuscript Review 109 : Antique Mamluk Qur'an folio ( 12th century)
This is a folio from a Quran. I acquired this leaf from a friend in Istanbul recently. He claimed this is from Mamluk. From the design especially on the roundel, it undoubtedly of Mamluk. However I am...
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Ancient Artifact Review 16 : Antique Egyptian Steatite Scarab ( 2040-1650 BC)
This is a genuine ancient egyptian steatite scarab with amuletic hieroglyphs inscription from 2040-1650BC. It was of Middle Kingdom Dynasty 11-13 of Egypt. Symbols of crown, ankh & neb carrying...
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Antique Manuscript Review 110 : Antique Kufic Quran on Vellum / Parchment (...
This is a vellum with both sides written Quranic verses in Kufic script. Acquired from an acquaintance in Paris. The vellum originally belonged to a Professor of Islamic Art. I couldn't verify the...
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Ancient Manusript Review 111 : Antique Uncial Armenian Syriac Aramaic Gospel...
This is an unexpected and rare finding. I first spotted this leaf pasted in the inner cover of a Syriac lectionary. The script was so peculiar and totally different than the syriac script. At first I...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 112 : Antique Mamluk Qur'an Folio ( 14th Century)
This is a folio from a Quran. I acquired this leaf from a friend in Istanbul recently. He claimed this is from Mamluk. From the design especially on the roundel, it undoubtedly of Mamluk. The Qur'an...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 113 : Antique Aramaic Syriac Garshuni Christian...
This is a very rare Syriac manuscript on Mazamir Davut ( Psalms of David) acquired from Turkey. It is written in Syriac Serto script and some pages were replaced and written in Arabic. Some margin...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 114 : Antique Aramaic Syriac Garshuni Christian...
This is a very rare Syriac manuscript on Rikin Al Kiddas ( Holy Power) acquired from Turkey. It is written in Syriac Serto script. This manuscript I believe is dated but I could not read the script nor...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 115 : Antique Kufic Quran on Vellum - 9th CE
This is a single folio of Quran written in Kufic on vellum. I purchased this vellum from a reputable auction house in USA. This Kufic style is defined by Prof Deroche as B-II i.e " Early Abbasid...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 116 : Antique Etiopia Quran ( 19th Century CE)
This is another Etiopian Quran in my library. Covered with leather and Geometrical colorful design on the first page.Surah Al Fatihah & the first page of Surah Al Baqarah are decorated with local...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 117 : Antique Etiopian Coptic Bible Manuscript (...
This is my first Coptic Bible acquisition. I really dont know how to read coptic. But the seller who is coptic herself told me that this is a gospel written in coptic.This manuscript is written in...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 118 : Antique Aramaic Syriac Estrangela Christian...
This is an unexpected and rare finding. I first spotted this leaf pasted in the inner cover of a Syriac manuscript. The script was so peculiar and totally different than the script written in the...
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Ancient Manuscript Review 119 : Antique Indonesian Lontar Quran Manuscript...
This is a very interesting Quran manuscript from Indonesia. These Quranic verses were written on Lontar i.e a leaf derives from the palmyra species of palm, Borassus flabellifer, which is common in...
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