saffron
Mali
19th Century
Source: Mahamane Mahamoudou, "The works of Shaykh Sidi al-Mukhtar al-Kunti", in The Meanings of Timbuktu, pp. 205-224.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
saffron
Preparation Steps
The manuscript folio on page 205 describes the preparation of esoteric healing tablets (lawh). The Arabic text explicitly states that the 'Fourteenth Tablet' (al-lawh al-rabi' 'ashar) is 'written with saffron' (kataba bi-al-za'faran) (p. 205). This saffron ink is used for its perceived spiritual and therapeutic properties in the context of incantations (p. 205).
Original Recipe Text
The manuscript folio on page 205 describes the preparation of esoteric healing tablets (lawh). The Arabic text explicitly states that the 'Fourteenth Tablet' (al-lawh al-rabi' 'ashar) is 'written with saffron' (kataba bi-al-za'faran) (p. 205). This saffron ink is used for its perceived spiritual and therapeutic properties in the context of incantations (p. 205).
Evidence
"This manuscript shows examples of incantations and esoteric healing practices."
Remarks
The use of saffron (za'faran) as a writing medium is documented in the context of Sufi healing practices associated with Shaykh Sidi al-Mukhtar al-Kunti (p. 205). The text also refers to broader medicinal knowledge involving 'plants, minerals and gems' used to treat ailments of the heart and body (p. 223).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorYellow
RegionMali
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
AuthorMahamane Mahamoudou, "The works of Shaykh Sidi al-Mukhtar al-Kunti", in The Meanings of Timbuktu, pp. 205-224.
CollectionTimbuktu
Language
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