al-asjad
Egypt
18th Century
Source: Al-Jabartī, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān. ʿAjāʾib al-āthār fī al-tarājim wa-al-akhbār. Vol. 1, pp. 421-440.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
asjad
Evidence
"لما كسته الشمس حاكى لنا ... زمردة موه بالاسجد"
Remarks
The term 'asjad' is a classical synonym for gold (dhahab). In the poetic verse (p. 433), it is used to describe a surface that is 'muwah' (gilded or coated). This terminology reflects the 18th-century Egyptian cultural and technical understanding of applying gold leaf or gold-based pigment over other colors, such as emerald green (zumarru-dah), to create a layered effect.
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGold
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorAl-Jabartī, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān. ʿAjāʾib al-āthār fī al-tarājim wa-al-akhbār. Vol. 1, pp. 421-440.
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