Text Page of Chapters 113 and 114
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.567, chapters 113 (Surat al-falaq) and 114 (Surat al-nas) are written in vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red. A date is inscribed as 1030 AH/AD 1621 and is believed to have been forged. It is now interpreted as 1230 AH/AD 1814-1815.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 5/16 x W: 3 1/8 in. (13.5 x 8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.567.186A