soot of sesame oil (salīṭ)
Egypt
13th Century
Source: Sara Fani, 'The Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making', in Islamic Scripture in European Culture and Religion 1150–1850 (Brill, 2021), 105-124.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
sesame oil soot (salīṭ)
Preparation Steps
A carbon ink obtained from the soot of sesame oil. Though described as an 'Egyptian ink' in other treatises, it is included in the Yemeni compilation Al-muḫtaraʿ (p. 117).
Original Recipe Text
A carbon ink obtained from the soot of sesame oil. Though described as an 'Egyptian ink' in other treatises, it is included in the Yemeni compilation Al-muḫtaraʿ (p. 117).
Evidence
"the recipe transmitted is a carbon ink obtained from the soot of sesame oil, which was quite common in other Arab treatises and is described as an Egyptian ink. Al-Malik al-Muẓaffar... proves to be original... and is characterized by the use of a Yemeni dialectal term to indicate sesame oil (salīṭ)"
Remarks
The term 'salīṭ' is a Yemeni dialectal term for sesame oil, distinguishing this recipe's transmission (p. 117, note 41).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionC
Analytical Techniques
lexical analysis
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
AuthorSara Fani, 'The Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making', in Islamic Scripture in European Culture and Religion 1150–1850
CollectionAl-muḫtaraʿ
Language
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