أحبار

Evidence

"تيسير سبل حصولهم على الأدوات المعينة على عملية النسخ من أقلام وأوراق وأحبار"

Remarks

The text describes the role of religious endowments (Awqaf) in Najd that facilitated the acquisition of essential tools for the manuscript copying process, including pens and various types of ink (أحبار) (p. 204). This institutional support was aimed at facilitating the production of texts for students of knowledge, ensuring that material costs did not hinder the scholarly output of the community. The mention of 'ahbar' (plural) reflects a general category of writing fluids managed by these endowments to support the copyists (p. 204).