soot of sesame oil
Yemen
13th Century
Source: Sara Fani, 'Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making', pp. 106-125.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
sesame oil (salīṭ), soot
Preparation Steps
A carbon ink obtained from the soot of sesame oil. While common in Arab treatises as 'Egyptian ink', the Yemeni version is characterized by the use of the regional term 'salīṭ' for the sesame oil. (p. 117)
Original Recipe Text
A carbon ink obtained from the soot of sesame oil. While common in Arab treatises as 'Egyptian ink', the Yemeni version is characterized by the use of the regional term 'salīṭ' for the sesame oil. (p. 117)
Evidence
"characterized by the use of a Yemeni dialectal term to indicate sesame oil (salīṭ), not mentioned in other sources."
Remarks
One of only six carbon ink recipes from the Tunisian Umdat al-kuttāb included in the Yemeni Al-muḫtaraʿ, noted for its regional originality. (p. 117)
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionC
Analytical Techniques
Lexical analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionYemen
Approx. Year1250
Source Information
AuthorSara Fani, 'Literary Dimension and Life of Arabic Treatises on Ink Making', pp. 106-125.
CollectionAl-muḫtaraʿ by al-Malik al-Muẓaffar
Language
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