Papyrus

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

While a specific manufacturing recipe for the ancient substrate is not provided in the introductory pages, the volume catalogs and analyzes Qur'anic quotations found on papyrus supports across several document categories: letters, legal documents, and amulets (p. 4). The material focus is on documents originating between the 7th and 10th centuries, a critical period for early Islamic written culture and the transmission of the Qur'an (p. 2).

Evidence

"Radiocarbon (14C) Dating of Early Islamic Documents: Background and Prospects"

Remarks

This volume, part of the 'Documenta Coranica' series (Volume 2), presents interdisciplinary research on early Islamic papyri. It specifically addresses the 'Problem of Carbon Dating Early Qur'āns' (p. 2), with dedicated chapters on the background and prospects of Radiocarbon (14C) dating for early Islamic documents (Chapter 5, p. 139) and its specific application to Qur'ān manuscripts (Chapter 6, p. 188). The editors Andreas Kaplony and Michael Marx compile studies on Qur'anic quotations in letters (Daniel Potthast), legal documents (Leonora Sonego), and amulets (Ursula Bsees), providing a comprehensive overview of papyrus as a primary medium for early sacred text (p. 4).