مداد من النورة والدر
Iraq
14th Century
Source: Jabir ibn Hayyan, Kitab al-Khawass al-Kabir, Manuscript copy (Naskh script).
Recipe Details
Ingredients
نورة, در, ماء صمغ
Preparation Steps
The recipe in the 50th Article (p. 6) instructs to take 'Nura' (lime) and 'Dar' (dross/scoria), grind them together into a fine powder, and then moisten the mixture with 'Ma' Samgh' (gum water). This produces a 'Midad' (ink) that can be used to write on various surfaces as part of the alchemical/talismanic operations described in the Great Book of Properties.
Original Recipe Text
The recipe in the 50th Article (p. 6) instructs to take 'Nura' (lime) and 'Dar' (dross/scoria), grind them together into a fine powder, and then moisten the mixture with 'Ma' Samgh' (gum water). This produces a 'Midad' (ink) that can be used to write on various surfaces as part of the alchemical/talismanic operations described in the Great Book of Properties.
Evidence
"فخذ نورا و در فسحقته وبله بماء صمغ المنجم به هذا المداد واكتب به على ما شئت"
Remarks
This ink is part of a larger discussion in the 50th Article regarding the properties of materials used to interact with the natural world. The use of lime (Nura) suggests a white or caustic ink, potentially used for specific magical or chemical effects on the substrate (p. 6).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionCaO + Scoria/Slag
Analytical Techniques
Textual recipe analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
Binderماء صمغ
Paper Typeقرطاس
ColorWhite
RegionIraq
Approx. Year1350
Source Information
AuthorJabir ibn Hayyan, Kitab al-Khawass al-Kabir, Manuscript copy
CollectionKufa/Baghdad context
Language
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