Arabic Medical-Magical Manuscripts: A Living Tradition

Egypt
11th Century
Source: Sijpesteijn, Petra M. "Arabic Medical-Magical Manuscripts: A Living Tradition." In Arabic Medical-Magical Manuscripts.
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Evidence

"Sometime in the eleventh century a man in Egypt wrote to a close associate with news about different people in his environment."

Remarks

The text describes an unidentified individual in medieval Egypt writing a letter concerning an illness he suspects was caused by a potion (p. 78). This example bridges the gap between practice and formalized 'Book of Mercy' treatises (p. 80).

Scientific Analysis
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Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
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Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1050
Source Information
AuthorSijpesteijn, Petra M. "Arabic Medical-Magical Manuscripts: A Living Tradition." In Arabic Medical-Magical Manuscripts.
Collectionanonymous letter, Egypt
Language
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