Approximate age of both texts. Paleographic and art-historical grounds show: The lower writing, is almost certainly from the 7th century AD, and probably not from the latter part of that century. The upper text is from the standard textual tradition and was probably written sometimes during the 7th or the 1st half of the 8th century AD. • Before year 671: 99% • Before year 661: 5.5% • Before year 646: 75% • Surly, before Uthman codex (page 8) This makes it significantly earlier than the few other Qur’ans that have been radio-carbon dated. The manuscripts was not written long before the Prophet Muhammad’s death in AD 632, since it contains the 9th Surah, which includes some of the last passages he disseminated.
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