عيار الذهب
Egypt
18th Century
Source: Ahmad al-Damirdash, Durrat al-Musana fi Akhbar al-Kinana, ed. Ahmed al-Sayyid (Cairo), pp. 61-80.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
الذهب
Preparation Steps
The text describes the standardization and verification of gold purity at the Sultanic Mint (Dar al-Darb) in Cairo. The gold was processed to a fineness of 23 carats (p. 63). This involved the use of official dies (sikka) and oversight by the scribe/treasurer Ibrahim Bey (p. 63).
Original Recipe Text
The text describes the standardization and verification of gold purity at the Sultanic Mint (Dar al-Darb) in Cairo. The gold was processed to a fineness of 23 carats (p. 63). This involved the use of official dies (sikka) and oversight by the scribe/treasurer Ibrahim Bey (p. 63).
Evidence
"تحرير عيار الذهب على ثلاثة وعشرين قيراطا ، وبالثامنة ، التي يقال لها الأحشاء ، بدار الضرب ، وأحضر معه سكة لذلك"
Remarks
The entry reflects the metallurgical standards for gold in the early 18th century (1119 AH) in Ottoman Egypt. While discussed in the context of coinage, the gold of this purity (23k) provided the raw material for illumination and gold-based inks in luxury manuscript production (p. 61, 63).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
العيار (Assay)
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Colorذهبي
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorAhmad al-Damirdash, Durrat al-Musana fi Akhbar al-Kinana, ed. Ahmed al-Sayyid
Collectionدار الضرب (القاهرة)
Language
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