sawwaduha
Egypt
18th Century
Source: Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti, Aja'ib al-Athar fi al-Tarajim wa al-Akhbar, Edited by Al-Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Maraghi, (Cairo: Matba'at Bulaq).
Recipe Details
Evidence
"nuskha minhu mansukha bi-l-khatt al-Maghribi"
Remarks
The text refers to the act of writing as 'blackening' (sawwadu) paper, implying the use of black soot-based or carbon inks common in the region (p. 11). Specifically, it mentions a manuscript copy of Ahmad Shalabi b. Abd al-Ghani's work which was transcribed in Maghribi script (al-khatt al-Maghribi). This specific sample is noted as being preserved in the Yale University library collection (p. 11, footnote 3).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
ColorBlack
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorAbd al-Rahman al-Jabarti, Aja'ib al-Athar fi al-Tarajim wa al-Akhbar, Edited by Al-Shaykh Abd al-Aziz al-Maraghi,
Collectionmaktabat jami'at yale university
Language
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