Ink to be Written with in Registers (*Dafatir*)

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Preparation Steps

Take thirty crushed gallnuts and pour three *ratls* of water over them. Boil it over a gentle fire until one-third remains. Clarify it and throw five dirhams of vitriol and nine dirhams of Gum Arabic into it. Leave it in the sun for a day, and if it has no blackness, add vitriol to it; it is excellent.

Original Recipe Text

Take thirty crushed gallnuts and pour three *ratls* of water over them. Boil it over a gentle fire until one-third remains. Clarify it and throw five dirhams of vitriol and nine dirhams of Gum Arabic into it. Leave it in the sun for a day, and if it has no blackness, add vitriol to it; it is excellent.

Remarks

This recipe is specifically for ink used in registers. It involves boiling, clarifying, and adding vitriol and Gum Arabic, with a step to assess and adjust the blackness.

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