البردي

Ingredients

سوق البردي, الماء

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The recipe for papyrus involves splitting the stalks (suq) into two halves from start to end (p. 3). These halves are then placed on a smooth wooden board, with one layer laid horizontally and another vertically (p. 3). The assembly is soaked in water and then beaten with a wooden mallet (midraba khashabiyya) until the layers fuse together and it becomes similar to the consistency of kaghid (p. 3).

Evidence

"الجامع في الحديث، لابن وهب المصري (ت 197 هـ). نسخة دار الكتب والوثائق القومية - مصر... وهو مكتوب على ورق (البردي)"

Remarks

The author notes that while papyrus was traditionally thought to be used only in scrolls, evidence like the 'Al-Jami' by Ibn Wahb' shows it was used in codex (form codex) during the second century AH (p. 3-4). The material is described as having a firm and full texture suitable for medical or literary writing (p. 3).