Ancient Manuscript Review 100 : Antique Bihari Quran Prayer ( 1180 AH)

These are some fragments taken from a Bihari Quran. 4 folios written in now-extincted Bihari script of a Khatamul Quran prayer.

Codicology

Title Page : Nil

Content    : Doa Khatamul Quran

Date         : 1180 AH ( 1766 CE)

Copyist    : Anonymous

Patron      : Hafiz Nur Muhammad ..indechiperable.. And the last owner was Muhammad Hussain

Origin      : India

Place acquired : Punjab Pakistan

Illuminations : Nil

Calligraphy : Main text in Bihari script. Notes in margin in Nastaliq

Number of lines :9 lines per page

Inks          : Black with words "Allah" & " Muhammad" in red

Punctuation: yellow sphere with multi color dots around it.

Frame       : Blue single outer line with inner double red line frame

History of Manuscript : Originally a complete Bihari Quran owned by Hafiz Nur Muhammad and later transferred hand to Muhammad Hussain. The prayers were desecrated from the main Quran and sold to a friend in Punjab. I acquired this prayer folios from him in 2013.

Number of folios : 4 ff

Support of writing : Brownish oriental paper

Gatherings : N/A

Catchwords :Nil

Dimensions : 27.0 cm x 18.5 cm

Binding   : Nil

Estimated Market Price :

Purchased Price : USD

Remarks : The calligraphy in this manuscript is quite thick compared to my other Bihari Qurans.

                 See my other Bihari Qurans

Small Bihari Quran

Big Bihari Quran