Blue Koran fragments
E387096
The Blue Koran fragments are renowned pages of an early Islamic manuscript distinguished by their gold Kufic script on deep indigo-dyed parchment, considered masterpieces of Islamic calligraphy and luxury book production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blue Koran fragments canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3772439 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Koran fragments Context triple: [Bardo National Museum, hasExhibit, Blue Koran fragments]
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A.
Codex Argenteus
Codex Argenteus is a 6th-century illuminated manuscript containing a major portion of the Gothic translation of the Bible, renowned for its silver and gold ink on purple parchment.
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B.
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly)
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus is a famous 5th-century Greek biblical manuscript and palimpsest whose partially preserved text is an important witness to the New Testament tradition.
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C.
Cairo Geniza fragments
The Cairo Geniza fragments are a vast collection of medieval Jewish manuscript scraps discovered in a Cairo synagogue, offering unparalleled insight into the religious, social, and economic life of Jewish communities across the Mediterranean and Middle East.
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D.
Codex Hermogenianus
The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.
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E.
Codex Zographensis
Codex Zographensis is a late 10th–11th century Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important early Slavic literary monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Koran fragments Target entity description: The Blue Koran fragments are renowned pages of an early Islamic manuscript distinguished by their gold Kufic script on deep indigo-dyed parchment, considered masterpieces of Islamic calligraphy and luxury book production.
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A.
Codex Argenteus
Codex Argenteus is a 6th-century illuminated manuscript containing a major portion of the Gothic translation of the Bible, renowned for its silver and gold ink on purple parchment.
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B.
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (partly)
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus is a famous 5th-century Greek biblical manuscript and palimpsest whose partially preserved text is an important witness to the New Testament tradition.
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C.
Cairo Geniza fragments
The Cairo Geniza fragments are a vast collection of medieval Jewish manuscript scraps discovered in a Cairo synagogue, offering unparalleled insight into the religious, social, and economic life of Jewish communities across the Mediterranean and Middle East.
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D.
Codex Hermogenianus
The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.
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E.
Codex Zographensis
Codex Zographensis is a late 10th–11th century Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important early Slavic literary monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic manuscript
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Quran manuscript fragments ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 9th–10th century CE ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important for study of early Kufic script
ⓘ
key example of early monumental Quran production ⓘ |
| associatedReligionText | Quranic verses ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic calligraphy
ⓘ
Islamic art ⓘ
surface form:
Quranic arts
|
| attributedRegion |
North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ifriqiya
present-day Tunisia ⓘ |
| calligraphicStyle | Kufic ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Islamic art
ⓘ
Maghribi Islamic culture ⓘ |
| currentLocation | various museum and private collections worldwide ⓘ |
| decoration |
gold ink
ⓘ
occasional verse markers ⓘ |
| fragmentation | survives in dispersed leaves ⓘ |
| function |
liturgical reading
ⓘ
prestige display object ⓘ |
| genre | Quran ⓘ |
| inkColor | gold ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| museumCollection |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha ⓘ National Heritage Institute of Tunisia ⓘ
surface form:
National Institute of Art and Archaeology, Tunis
Rijksmuseum ⓘ
surface form:
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
various European collections ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gold Kufic script on indigo-dyed parchment
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luxury book production ⓘ masterpiece of Islamic calligraphy ⓘ |
| pageLayout | few lines per page in large script ⓘ |
| parchmentColor | deep indigo ⓘ |
| period | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | North Africa ⓘ |
| productionType | courtly or elite commission ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| script | Kufic script ⓘ |
| scriptOrientation | horizontal ⓘ |
| scriptType | consonantal script ⓘ |
| status | highly prized by collectors ⓘ |
| support | animal skin parchment ⓘ |
| technique | indigo-dyed parchment ⓘ |
| workType | luxury Quran ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blue Koran fragments Description of subject: The Blue Koran fragments are renowned pages of an early Islamic manuscript distinguished by their gold Kufic script on deep indigo-dyed parchment, considered masterpieces of Islamic calligraphy and luxury book production.
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