Naskh & Thuluth Script Specialist
Vettedlance
14 days+
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Job summary
Vettedlance is seeking a skilled calligrapher to transcribe Arabic-script texts from Qur'an manuscripts and scholarly copies. You will work on Naskh and Thuluth material, ensuring full vowelling where present and distinguishing scribal marks from the text.
Remote, per-page contract (independent contractor) with a part-time, flexible schedule of 10–40 hrs/week. Rates are set after a short paid test, paid in USD.
Qualifications
- Trained calligrapher, or deep reading experience in Naskh and Thuluth
- Strong Arabic reading, including classical vocabulary
- Accurate typing in Arabic script with diacritics
- Patience with dense, decorated or damaged pages
Responsibilities
- Transcribe Naskh manuscript pages with full vowelling where present
- Read Thuluth headings, inscriptions and decorative panels
- Distinguish scribal marks, verse markers and ornament from text
- Review other transcribers' work on the hardest pages
Skills
Naskh & Thuluth reading
Arabic reading
Arabic script typing with diacritics
Patience with damaged pages
Job description
Read and transcribe Arabic-script texts written in Naskh and Thuluth, from Qur'an manuscripts and scholarly copies to inscriptions and headings.
What you will do
- Transcribe Naskh manuscript pages with full vowelling where present
- Read Thuluth headings, inscriptions and decorative panels
- Distinguish scribal marks, verse markers and ornament from text
- Review other transcribers' work on the hardest pages
What you need
- Trained calligrapher, or deep reading experience in Naskh and Thuluth
- Strong Arabic reading, including classical vocabulary
- Accurate typing in Arabic script with diacritics
- Patience with dense, decorated or damaged pages
Contract
- Remote, per-page contract (independent contractor)
- Part-time, flexible: 10-40 hrs/week
- Remote
Paid per verified page, in USD. Your rate is set after a short paid test.
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