Sinai palimpsest · erased illustrated layer · Arabic New Finds 8 · fols.16v–17r
A project example of spectral imaging revealing an erased illustrated page.
Record reviewed 2026-11-05 ·
- Catalogue reference
- Arabic New Finds 8 · fols.16v–17r
- Institution / route
- St. Catherine’s Monastery · Sinai Palimpsests Project
- Region / collection context
- Sinai / Eastern Mediterranean
- Language
- Arabic / undertext to identify
- Physical form
- Reused parchment
- Translation evidence
- Layer identification pending
- Access route
- Public project route
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What the record covers
The project illustrates an older medicinal-herb image beneath later writing. Each text layer requires its own language, identity and date.
Edition and translation
An item-level edition concordance has not yet been reviewed in this reading room.
The open research question
Locate the portal’s exact layer record, identify its text and language and check current transcription and translation coverage.
Image and publication rights
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Dates and historical context
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Learning in the Light
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