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Timurid Quran manuscript
Folia from the manuscript consisting of purple paper, with a depiction of a tree on the right
Also known as
Aqquyunlu Quran
Date
15th-century CE
Place of origin
Iran
Language(s)
Arabic
Scribe(s)
Unknown
Material
Paper
Size
22.6 x 15.5cm; 534 folios
Format
Vertical
Script
Naskh
Thuluth
The Timurid Quran manuscript, also known as the Aqquyunlu Quran manuscript, is a 15th-century Timurid Quranic manuscript written on paper produced in the Ming dynasty.[1] On 25 June 2020, it was sold at auction by Christie's for £7,016,250, surpassing its estimated value more than twelve-fold[2] and rendering it the most expensive Quranic manuscript ever sold at the time.[3]
^"A TIMURID OR AQQUYUNLU QUR'AN ON CHINESE PAPER , IRAN, 15TH CENTURY". www.christies.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
^"Rare Timurid-era Quran sells for over $8m at UK auction". Middle East Monitor. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
^Rice, Stephennie Mulder and Yael. "The mystery of the Timurid Qur'an". Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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