iron-gall ink

Egypt
11th Century
Source: Zina Cohen, 2022. Implications of This Research, Conclusions and Outlook. Chapter 5.
Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

Every distinct signature and the main text utilize unique iron-gall ink formulations. This high level of heterogeneity is hypothesized to be caused by the document traveling to various high-ranking witnesses rather than the witnesses convening at a single court session (p. 133-134).

Original Recipe Text

Every distinct signature and the main text utilize unique iron-gall ink formulations. This high level of heterogeneity is hypothesized to be caused by the document traveling to various high-ranking witnesses rather than the witnesses convening at a single court session (p. 133-134).

Evidence

"The document written on the recto comprises iron-gall inks with different fingerprints for all the locations analysed: the main text and every signature is penned in a different ink."

Remarks

Manuscript T-S 16.124. This is a debt acknowledgement. It is a 'Case 5' document where every ROI (region of interest) has a unique ink fingerprint. It features trans-congregational signatures from Babylonian and Palestinian communities (p. 133).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorZina Cohen, 2022. Implications of This Research, Conclusions and Outlook. Chapter 5.
CollectionFusṭāṭ
Language
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