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142 THE HISTORY OF THE QUR'ANIC TEXT

fragments from the San'a' Collection, through which the development of
such schemes can be demonstrated.
Figures 10.6 and 10.7 (above) probably date from the second century
A.H., while the next is an example of the Qur'anic script from the third
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century A.H.

Figure 10.8: Example qf Qyr'iinic scriptfrom the third century A.H. Note again
the multi-coloured dots. Courtesy qf the National Archive Museum qf Yemen

The next figure is an example of non-Qur'anic script from the same
period; the difference is readily visible in the script and in the schemes
employed for skeletal dots and diacritical marks. For further examples,
see Figures 10.11 and 10.12.

Figure 10.9: Example qf a non-Qyr'iinic script, end qf the second century A.H.
Note the diacritical marks, in line with al-Frdheedi's scheme. Source: A. Shakir
(ed.), ar-Risalah of ash-Shafi'I, Cairo, 1940, Plate 6.

43 Based on the description in the catalogue:Mt¥iilJif San'ii', Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah
(Kuwait National Museum), 19 March - 19 May 1985, Plate no. 53. In this regard I
have some reservations; for example, I believe that Figure 10.6 belongs to the late first
century.