shaqa'iq al-nu'man (شقيقت النعمان)
Iran
10th Century
Source: Sara Fani, "The Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making", in Arabic Manuscript Culture, 2021.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
shaqa'iq al-nu'man (poppy/anemone)
Preparation Steps
An ink or dye (ḫiḍāb) described as 'never being erased'. The primary colorant is derived from shaqa'iq al-nu'man (anemone or poppy). The flowers are placed inside a glass bottle (قارورة رقيقة). (p. 124).
Original Recipe Text
An ink or dye (ḫiḍāb) described as 'never being erased'. The primary colorant is derived from shaqa'iq al-nu'man (anemone or poppy). The flowers are placed inside a glass bottle (قارورة رقيقة). (p. 124).
Evidence
"مداد لا يقلع أبدا وهو أيضا خضاب ذكره الرازي من شقائق النعمان (An ink that is never erased and it is also a dye mentioned by al-Razi from poppy/anemone)"
Remarks
This recipe is traced from al-Razi's (10th c.) Zīnat al-kataba through the 11th-century Umdat al-kuttāb and into 13th-century works by al-Marrākušī and al-Qalalūsī. Al-Marrākušī’s version (MH) adds significant rhetorical elements, calling it a 'wonderful ink' and addressing the 'brother' (scribe) in the text. (p. 124).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
comparative textual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorRed
RegionIran
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorSara Fani, "The Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making", in Arabic Manuscript Culture, 2021.
CollectionZīnat al-kataba (and comparative transmission in later treatises)
Language
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