red dots

Egypt
7th Century
Source: Chroniques du Manuscrit au Yémen, 7 (Juillet 2018), p. 30
Recipe Details

Evidence

"The black rasm-letters are provided with red dots to make them easily distinguishable."

Remarks

The dots serve as a vocalization or diacritical system to aid in distinguishing the black rasm-letters (p. 30).

Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year650
Source Information
AuthorChroniques du Manuscrit au Yémen, 7
CollectionCairo
Language
N/A
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