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Naskh & Thuluth Script Specialist

العربية

Read and transcribe Arabic-script texts written in Naskh and Thuluth, from Qur'an manuscripts and scholarly copies to inscriptions and headings.

At a glance

  • Paid in USDPaid per verified page, in USD. Your rate is set after a short paid test.
  • Remote, any timezoneWork from anywhere with a stable connection.
  • Flexible, part-timeChoose your own hours.
  • Ongoing, project-based Starts immediately · Rolling applications
  • Contract · ExpertMultiple openings
  • Arabic · العربيةArabic (Naskh and Thuluth)

About the work

Naskh is the most common book hand in Arabic-script manuscripts, and Thuluth dominates titles and inscriptions. Stacked, overlapping Thuluth letters remain a hard test for AI reading systems.

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 we are looking for

  • 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

Nice to have

  • An ijaza or formal calligraphy training
  • Knowledge of epigraphy or architectural inscriptions

Hiring process

  1. Step 1Profile and CV review
  2. Step 2AI interview (about 20 minutes)
  3. Step 3Identity and credential check
  4. Step 4Short paid trial task

Free to apply. Vettedlance never charges candidates, and will never ask you to pay for training, tests or equipment.

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