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| Keywords: Kufi script (D.Va) on parchment (Qur'anic verses).jpg en verses from the 17th chapter of the Qur'an entitled Bani Isra'il The Children of Israel or al-Isra' The Night Journey These Qur'anic fragments are written in Kufi script D Va on parchment The recto of the first fragment has been executed on the hair side of the parchment so the ink has not worn off substantially The main text in the center of the folio is in black ink at 5 lines per page Vocalization is marked by red and gold dots Gold dots appear rather infrequently in Qur'ans produced during the 9th century LOC-calligraphy ascs 122 Unknown Calligrapher century 9 PD-Art Kufic style Qur'an manuscripts 9th century Library of Congress Arabic Persian and Ottoman calligraphy collection | ||||
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