engraved
Iraq
9th Century
Source: Raggetti, Lucia. (2021). The Treasure of Alexander – Stories of Discovery and Authorship. In: Bausi, A., Alessandro, M., Friedrich, M., Maniaci, M. (eds) The Emergence of Multiple-Text Manuscripts. De Gruyter.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
red gold
Preparation Steps
The writing is physically integrated into the substrate through engraving. As per page 305, 'The writing was engraved in the gold, the engraving reached a depth of one half of the page on one side... The body of the script was of one grain (šaʙĩr)'. This suggests a physical removal or displacement of gold to create legibility rather than the application of an additive liquid ink.
Original Recipe Text
The writing is physically integrated into the substrate through engraving. As per page 305, 'The writing was engraved in the gold, the engraving reached a depth of one half of the page on one side... The body of the script was of one grain (šaʙĩr)'. This suggests a physical removal or displacement of gold to create legibility rather than the application of an additive liquid ink.
Evidence
"The writing was engraved in the gold, the engraving reached a depth of one half of the page on one side, whereas the other side was not engraved."
Remarks
The script is bilingual, described on page 305 as being 'part of the text was in Greek and part in ‘Roman’'. The discovery is attributed to the time of Caliph al-Muʕtaၣim following the conquest of AmŦriyya. The text notes that the writing reached a specific depth in the metal substrate, comparable to a grain (p. 305).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
textual analysis
philological survey
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Paper Typered gold
ColorGold
RegionIraq
Approx. Year850
Source Information
AuthorRaggetti, Lucia.
Collectionancient convent in ʕAmŦriyya
Language
N/A
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