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Keywords: Kufi script (New Style III) - Qur'anic verses.jpg en This calligraphic fragment includes on the left hand side of the bifolio the illuminated title and verses 1-6 of the 69th chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Haqqah The Truth The text is written in Kufi New Syle III Red dots indicate vocalization while vowel signs and orthoepics pronunciation marks were added in black ink at a later date One dot below the letter ra r serves to differentiate it from the zayn z The script vocalization marks and vertical format show some of the advances in Kufi calligraphy and Qur'an production during the 10th century http //memory loc gov/service/amed/ascs/076/0001 jpg Library of Congress Unknown Calligrapher century 10 PD-Art Kufic style Qur'an manuscripts 10th century Library of Congress Arabic Persian and Ottoman calligraphy collection
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