papyrus
Egypt
7th Century
Source: Sowmeya Sathiyamani, Mathieu Tillier, Naïm Vanthieghem, Claudia Colini. "Leafing through time: Ink Analysis of the longest Qur’ān on Papyrus", 2023 IMEKO TC-4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, pp. 851-855.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Cyperus papyrus
Preparation Steps
The papyrus was prepared by cutting a scroll into bifolia. Seven bifolia were folded in the middle to form a single quire, approximately 20 x 25 cm, which was then stitched using stab-sewing or overcasting (p. 852, Section II).
Original Recipe Text
The papyrus was prepared by cutting a scroll into bifolia. Seven bifolia were folded in the middle to form a single quire, approximately 20 x 25 cm, which was then stitched using stab-sewing or overcasting (p. 852, Section II).
Evidence
"The papyrus was obtained by cutting a scroll, as indicated by the presence of joints on P. Hamb, Arab. 68.2, 3 and 7."
Remarks
This manuscript is significant as one of the few extant Qur'ans recorded on papyrus rather than the more prestigious parchment. The codicological study shows it was an autonomous booklet consisting of seven bifolia sewed in a single quire (p. 852). XRF measurements on the blank support indicated an absence of copper, confirming that the copper signals detected in the ink were specific to the writing material and not the substrate (p. 853, Section IV).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
palaeographic study
XRF
codicological evidence
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypePapyrus
ColorBrown
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year650
Source Information
AuthorSowmeya Sathiyamani, Mathieu Tillier, Naïm Vanthieghem, Claudia Colini. "Leafing through time: Ink Analysis of the longest Qur’ān on Papyrus", 2023 IMEKO TC-4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, pp. 851-855.
CollectionP. Hamb. Arab. 68
Language
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