Mamluk Qur’ans
E243042
Mamluk Qur’ans are lavishly produced medieval Islamic manuscripts from the Mamluk Sultanate, renowned for their monumental calligraphy, rich illumination, and use of prestigious scripts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mamluk Qur’ans canonical | 2 |
| Mamluk Qur'an manuscripts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2185677 — 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: Mamluk Qur’ans Context triple: [Muhaqqaq script, historicalUse, Mamluk Qur’ans]
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A.
Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
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B.
Al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir
Al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir is a major Sunni hadith collection compiled by the 9th-century scholar Imam al-Tirmidhi, widely regarded as one of the six canonical books of hadith in Islam.
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C.
Minbar of the Prophet
The Minbar of the Prophet is the historic pulpit in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina from which the Prophet Muhammad is believed to have delivered sermons and addressed his companions.
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D.
Insha al-Dawa’ir
Insha al-Dawa’ir is a seminal philosophical and mystical treatise by the Sufi thinker Ibn Arabi that explores metaphysical concepts through the symbolism of circles and cosmological diagrams.
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E.
al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi
Al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi is a monumental multi-volume work of Islamic jurisprudence that systematically expounds and analyzes Hanafi legal doctrine.
- 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: Mamluk Qur’ans Target entity description: Mamluk Qur’ans are lavishly produced medieval Islamic manuscripts from the Mamluk Sultanate, renowned for their monumental calligraphy, rich illumination, and use of prestigious scripts.
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A.
Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah is the canonical collection of six major Sunni hadith books regarded as the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and traditions after the Qur’an.
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B.
Al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir
Al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir is a major Sunni hadith collection compiled by the 9th-century scholar Imam al-Tirmidhi, widely regarded as one of the six canonical books of hadith in Islam.
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C.
Minbar of the Prophet
The Minbar of the Prophet is the historic pulpit in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina from which the Prophet Muhammad is believed to have delivered sermons and addressed his companions.
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D.
Insha al-Dawa’ir
Insha al-Dawa’ir is a seminal philosophical and mystical treatise by the Sufi thinker Ibn Arabi that explores metaphysical concepts through the symbolism of circles and cosmological diagrams.
-
E.
al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi
Al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi is a monumental multi-volume work of Islamic jurisprudence that systematically expounds and analyzes Hanafi legal doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic manuscript
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Mamluk-period artwork ⓘ Qur’an manuscript tradition ⓘ religious manuscript ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key monuments of Mamluk book arts
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prestige objects of piety ⓘ |
| feature |
arabesque decoration
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carefully ruled text panels ⓘ carpet pages ⓘ double-page frontispieces ⓘ geometric ornament ⓘ gold decoration ⓘ large-format volumes ⓘ marginal medallions ⓘ monumental calligraphy ⓘ ornamental chapter headings ⓘ polychrome inks ⓘ rich illumination ⓘ verse markers ⓘ |
| function |
endowment to khanqahs
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endowment to madrasas ⓘ endowment to mosques ⓘ liturgical use ⓘ royal patronage display ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Ottoman Qur’ans
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later Safavid Qur’ans ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| material |
burnished pigments
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gold leaf ⓘ ink ⓘ paper ⓘ |
| patronage |
Mamluk amirs
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linked to:
Mamluk emirs
Mamluk sultans ⓘ high-ranking officials ⓘ |
| producedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Damascus ⓘ |
| region |
Egypt
ⓘ
Syria ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| scriptType |
bihari (in some Indo-Mamluk contexts)
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muhaqqaq ⓘ naskh ⓘ rayhani ⓘ thuluth ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ |
| useOf | prestigious scripts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mamluk Qur’ans Description of subject: Mamluk Qur’ans are lavishly produced medieval Islamic manuscripts from the Mamluk Sultanate, renowned for their monumental calligraphy, rich illumination, and use of prestigious scripts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mamluk Qur’ans