The Sana'a Palimpsest and Qur'anic Variant Readings
Abstract
This paper is in progress. It will examine the lower text of the Sana'a I palimpsest, its radiocarbon dating, and the scholarly debate over how its variant readings should be interpreted relative to the standard Qur'anic text.
Revert Way Research Team. "The Sana'a Palimpsest and Qur'anic Variant Readings." Revert Way. Accessed July 4, 2026. https://revertway.org/research-papers/sanaa-palimpsest-and-quranic-variant-readings.
Full analysis is in progress. This paper will build on the Sana'a Palimpsest Evidence Library entry.
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