sesame oil soot
Yemen
13th Century
Source: Fani, G. (2021). Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making. In Brill Series on Islamic Ink and Calligraphy.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
sesame oil, salīṭ
Preparation Steps
A carbon ink obtained from the soot of sesame oil. (p. 117)
Original Recipe Text
A carbon ink obtained from the soot of sesame oil. (p. 117)
Evidence
"the recipe transmitted is a carbon ink obtained from the soot of sesame oil... and is characterized by the use of a Yemeni dialectal term to indicate sesame oil (salīṭ), not mentioned in other sources."
Remarks
This ink is identified as a 'midād' or carbon ink. Although described as an 'Egyptian ink' in some Arab treatises, the version in al-Malik al-Muẓaffar’s Al-muḫtaraʿ is distinctive for its use of the Yemeni dialectal term 'salīṭ' for sesame oil. (p. 117)
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionC
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionYemen
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
AuthorFani, G.
CollectionYemeni treatise Al-muḫtaraʿ fī funūn min al-ṣunaʿ
Language
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