black and gold ink

Evidence

"The text, in kufi, is written in black and gold ink on a piece of parchment."

Remarks

This 9th-century specimen from Mesopotamia features Kufic script written on parchment (p. 149). The black ink likely refers to carbon ink, while the 'gold ink' refers to chrysography, used for significant textual elements or headings. The manuscript lacks diacritical dots but includes frequent vowel signs marked in red dots.