block-printed
Egypt
Source: Garcia Probert, M. A., & Sijpesteijn, P. M. (Eds.). (2022). Amulets and Talismans of the Middle East and North Africa in Context: Transmission, Efficacy and Collections. Leiden: Brill.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The ritual use of ink involves ingestion, described as people 'eating, drinking or inhaling parts or traces of the amulet' (p. 19). The ink is applied to substrates through manual inscription or the 'Medieval Block-printing' technique (p. 12).
Original Recipe Text
The ritual use of ink involves ingestion, described as people 'eating, drinking or inhaling parts or traces of the amulet' (p. 19). The ink is applied to substrates through manual inscription or the 'Medieval Block-printing' technique (p. 12).
Evidence
"Block-printed talismanic circular leaf (Met. Mus. 1978.546.37)"
Remarks
Script styles used include thuluth, nastaʿlīq, and Kufi (p. 9-10). The ink is used to create 'specific formulae, drawings and signs, scratches and perforations' (p. 18). In Ottoman Cairo, inscriptions are placed on house lintels and iwans for talismanic purposes (p. 9).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionEgypt
Source Information
AuthorGarcia Probert, M. A., & Sijpesteijn, P. M.
CollectionCairene Ottoman house inscriptions
Language
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