المكاتبات

Egypt
18th Century
Source: Al-Jabarti, 'Abd al-Rahman. Aja'ib al-Athar fi al-Tarajim wa al-Akhbar.
Recipe Details

Evidence

"ويرسلون المكاتبات فى داخل أخصاب الدخان"

Remarks

Historical reference to the use of paper for political correspondence (mukatabat). The text describes a method of concealing these documents inside hollow tobacco pipes (akhsab al-dukhan) to secretly transmit information during the conflicts involving Ali Bey al-Kabir in 1181 AH (1767 AD). (p. 3)

Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typeالمكاتبات
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorAl-Jabarti, 'Abd al-Rahman. Aja'ib al-Athar fi al-Tarajim wa al-Akhbar.
Collectionمصر
Language
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