red and black ink
Egypt
15th Century
Source: Sijpesteijn, P. (2022). Arabic Medical-Magical Manuscripts: A Living Tradition. In: Amulets and Talismans of the Middle East and North Africa in Context, 88-101.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
soap, ammonia
Preparation Steps
The text contains a final section with technical instructions on producing inks and other materials. Substances specifically listed include red and black ink, alongside soap and ammonia which may serve as binders or processing agents (p. 90). These additions are characteristic of the 'magical version' of the Raḥma attributed to al-Suyūṭī (p. 100).
Original Recipe Text
The text contains a final section with technical instructions on producing inks and other materials. Substances specifically listed include red and black ink, alongside soap and ammonia which may serve as binders or processing agents (p. 90). These additions are characteristic of the 'magical version' of the Raḥma attributed to al-Suyūṭī (p. 100).
Evidence
"Another element that is added to the end of al-Suyūṭī’s Raḥma are instructions on how to produce certain substances that are used in magical recipes, such as red and black ink, yellow and black kohl, verdigris, soap and ammonia"
Remarks
These instructions reflect the expansion of medical texts into alchemical and magical domains during the Mamluk period in Cairo (p. 92).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
textual analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Bindersoap and ammonia
ColorBlack
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorSijpesteijn, P.
Collectional-Suyūṭī’s Raḥma
Language
N/A
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