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The corridors of Egypt's national libraries hold untold treasures of ancient artefacts and manuscripts alike. In a stunning feat of access, Éléonore Cellard has been able to examine a momentous copy of the Quran written during Islam's infancy.

The Sanaa Palimpsest has a number of unique characteristics, not least as an enduring artefact of Quranic scribal methods and of Islamic heritage within Yemen. Yet deciphering the text poses theological quandaries surrounding Quranic tradition.